The Story of Piera

The Story of Piera

1983 · 105 min · IT · 5.9 (31 votes)
Dir. Marco Ferreri · Starring Isabelle Huppert, Hanna Schygulla, Marcello Mastroianni, Angelo Infanti, Aiche Nana, Tanya Lopert · Music Philippe Sarde
Drama

Piera is a young woman who grows up under the parentage of two extremely original overseers: both her mother and father have incestuous relations with her before they are committed to insane asylums. A special connection, between a mother and her daughter, full of sensuality and complicity, has allowed to portray a family full of fears, rather unbalanced, but nevertheless searching infinite love.

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This film is a raw, unflinching dive into a deeply dysfunctional family. It's a sensual and unsettling exploration of trauma, identity, and the complex bonds between women, set against a stark, often isolating backdrop.

visceralintenseunsettlingsensualmelancholicsteadyarthouse dramabiographicalpsychologicaleroticfamily traumaidentityfemale sexualityabusemental health
infidelitybeachasylumeroticismbiographylesbian relationshippsychiatric hospitalmale homosexualityincestfather daughter relationshipmother daughter relationship
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