Crime ·Drama ·Romance · Italy · 1944 · 2h 20m

Obsession

Ossessione

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Director
Luchino Visconti
Cast
Clara Calamai as Giovanna Bragana Massimo Girotti as Gino Costa Dhia Cristiani as Anita Elio Marcuzzo as The Spaniard Vittorio Duse as Police Officer Michele Riccardini as Don Remigio
Crew
Domenico Scala — Director of Photography Aldo Tonti — Director of Photography Mario Serandrei — Editor Luchino Visconti — Screenplay Alberto Moravia — Screenplay Giuseppe De Santis — Screenplay
Synopsis

Gino, a drifter, begins an affair with inn-owner Giovanna as they plan to get rid of her older husband.

Mood & Themes
adulterybased on novel or bookitaliangas stationitalyinnkeepermurdermechanicdrifterolder husbandcrime of passionneo realism
Key Collaborators
Luchino Visconti Director Domenico Scala Director of Photography Aldo Tonti Director of Photography Mario Serandrei Editor Luchino Visconti Screenplay Alberto Moravia Screenplay Giuseppe De Santis Screenplay Mario Alicata Screenplay Antonio Pietrangeli Screenplay Gianni Puccini Screenplay James M. Cain Novel Libero Solaroli Producer
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