Passion of Love

Passion of Love

1981 · 117 min · IT · 6.9 (21 votes)
Dir. Ettore Scola · Starring Valeria D'Obici, Bernard Giraudeau, Laura Antonelli, Massimo Girotti, Bernard Blier, Jean-Louis Trintignant · Music Armando Trovajoli
Drama

In the 1860's, Giorgio (Giraudeau), a young Italian soldier is sent to a remote post, far away from his lover, Clara (Antonelli). He is lodged in the house of the colonel (Girotti). He becames friends with the colonel and the local doctor (Trintignant). Among the inhabitants of the house, there is a strange young woman - Fosca (d'Obici) who is both unattractive and mad. However, she has a passion that Giorgio will have to cope with.

VIBE

A suffocating, operatic descent into obsessive love and psychological torment. This intense period drama feels like a fever dream, exploring the dark side of passion with an intimate, arthouse sensibility.

melancholicintenseobsessivesuffocatingslow-burnperiod dramaarthouseoperaticintimateobsessionloveillnesssacrifice
italyobsessionduelsoldierillness19th century
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