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Bambina

1974 · 97 min

A satirical Italian comedy that mixes dark scheming with unexpected romance, set in a sunlit countryside estate.

Overview
In order to convince Raimonda, a wealthy noble woman, to finance his project for a holiday resort, Saverio gets engaged to Clotilde, her mentally-disturbed and sex-obsessed adolescent daughter. He plans to have her kidnapped and raped by an accomplice so she won't be a virgin anymore and he'll have an excuse to get out of the impending marriage. But what he doesn't plan is to fall in love with the girl...

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How it feels

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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • class
  • deception
  • love
  • power
  • betrayal
Places
  • countryside
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour5
Realism7
Romance5
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama, romance
Directed by
Alberto Lattuada
Written by
Bruno Di Geronimo
Starring
Gigi Proietti, Irene Papas, Teresa Ann Savoy, Mario Scaccia, Bruno Cirino, Lina Polito, Isa Miranda, Pia Attanasio Fioretti
Music
Fred Bongusto
Cinematography
Lamberto Caimi
Runtime
97 min
Country
Italy
Languages
Italian

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