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Bambola

1996 · 95 min

A sweaty, lurid melodrama that lures you in with its sensual excess and leaves a sour, unsettling aftertaste.

Overview
Her name is Mina, but she is called Bambola (doll). Upon the death of her mother, she and her homosexual brother, Flavio, open a pizzeria. A man named Ugo loans Bambola the money, but is then killed in a fight with another one of her boyfriends, Settimio. While visiting Settimio in jail, she meets a sadistic man named Furio, and they begin a relationship.

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • sexuality
  • obsession
  • family
  • betrayal
  • violence
Places
  • small town
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour4
Realism6
Romance6
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Bigas Luna
Written by
Bigas Luna, Cesare Frugoni
Starring
Valeria Marini, Stefano Dionisi, Jorge Perugorría, Manuel Bandera, Anita Ekberg, Antonino Iuorio, Lilli Berquini, Arsenio Luna
Cinematography
Fabio Conversi
Runtime
95 min
Country
France, Spain, Italy
Languages
Italian

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