Decadence and desire collide as a couple turns their villa into a stage for the wealthy's wildest appetites.
I PROSSENETI
Count David is an avid cocktail that aspires to publish a treatise on mixtures of alcohol he created. With his wife Gilda has used their villa at home appointment for affluent vices unusual, so recover from the economic difficulties in the past.
Quick Answer
I prosseneti is a 1976 Italian drama directed by Brunello Rondi about a couple who transform their villa into a brothel, hosting a cast of characters entangled in erotic and psychological games.
Programmer's Pick
If you like your Italian drama with a side of scandal, I prosseneti delivers: a brothel in a villa, a cocktail-mixing count, and more nude intrigue than a Venetian masked ball. Rondi doesn't shy from the explicit or the psychological, stirring both into the mix.
— SassyFlix Programmer
Overview
Details & Specs
- Director
- Brunello Rondi
- Writer
- Brunello Rondi
- Release
- 1976
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Country
- Italy
- Language
- Italian
- Genres
- Drama
Cast & Crew
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Why Cult
The film is set almost entirely within a lavish villa transformed into a brothel, where opulence and vice intermingle.
Characters confront their traumas and desires head-on, from Odile seeking to reenact her mother's suffering to the ambassador's controlling games.
A notably open-minded young guest stages an orgy, punctuating the film's blend of sexual freedom and excess.
With erotic set pieces, nudity, and a cast including Ilona Staller, the film is a textbook example of 1970s Italian sexploitation.
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Questions from the Vault
When was I prosseneti released? +
I prosseneti was released in 1976.
Who directed I prosseneti? +
I prosseneti was directed by Brunello Rondi.
How long is I prosseneti? +
I prosseneti has a runtime of 105 minutes.
What genre is I prosseneti? +
I prosseneti is a drama.
Where can I watch I prosseneti? +
I prosseneti is available to stream on SassyFlix.
Why do David and Gilda turn their villa into a brothel? +
David and Gilda, facing past economic difficulties, open their villa to wealthy clients as a way to recover financially.
What trauma does Odile confront in the villa? +
Odile, whose mother was tortured by mercenaries, encounters one of the torturers at the villa and seeks to relive her mother's suffering through her own body.
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