Drama · Italy · 1991 · 1h 56m

Paprika

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Director
Tinto Brass
Cast
Debora Caprioglio as Paprika Stéphane Ferrara as Rocco Martine Brochard as Madame Collette Stéphane Bonnet as Franco Rossana Gavinel as Gina Renzo Rinaldi as Count Bastiano Rosasco
Crew
Silvano Ippoliti — Director of Photography Tinto Brass — Editor Riz Ortolani — Original Music Composer Bernardino Zapponi — Screenplay Tinto Brass — Screenplay John Cleland — Novel
Tagline

Tinto Brass re-opens the closed houses!

Synopsis

In 1957 Trieste, a few months before the general ban on brothels, inexperienced country girl Mimma becomes Paprika to finance her useless boyfriend as a prostitute. Amid the hustle and bustle of Rome, Paprika drifts from one brothel to another as she learns the ropes and works her way up one client at a time. However, as Paprika embarks on a stormy journey of self-discovery and sexual liberation, the sense that something is missing haunts her. Is Paprika meant to experience a passionate romance and solve the great mystery of true love?

Mood & Themes
prostitutebased on novel or bookself sacrificerome, italyitalybrothelpimpmarriagetrainprostitutionsuburbsoftcore
Key Collaborators
Tinto Brass Director Silvano Ippoliti Director of Photography Tinto Brass Editor Riz Ortolani Original Music Composer Bernardino Zapponi Screenplay Tinto Brass Screenplay John Cleland Novel Tinto Brass Story Bernardino Zapponi Story Augusto Caminito Producer Paolo Biagetti Production Design Jost Jakob Costume Design
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