Bambina

Bambina

1974 · 97 min · IT · 4.7 (28 votes)
Dir. Alberto Lattuada · Starring Gigi Proietti, Irene Papas, Teresa Ann Savoy, Mario Scaccia, Bruno Cirino, Lina Polito · Music Fred Bongusto
ComedyDramaRomance

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...

VIBE

This film feels like a disturbing fever dream, blending exploitation with a strange, uncomfortable tenderness. It's a slow, unsettling descent into obsession and desire, wrapped in a uniquely European arthouse aesthetic that lingers long after viewing.

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