Sensual complications and psychological unrest unravel in a family's tangled web.
APPASSIONATA
A married dentist gets embroiled in a sexual affair with his teenage daughter's best friend. Meanwhile, his wife's mental health is deteriorating, and his daughter is desperate for an affair of her own.
Dentistry has never been this complicated—or this Italian.
Ornella Muti and Eleonora Giorgi turn up the heat and the dysfunction in this Italian tale where family bonds are tested by raw desire, parental neglect, and a mother on the edge. Gianluigi Calderone orchestrates a moody, boundary-pushing drama that doesn't shy away from the sticky mess of human relationships.
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Appassionata is a 1974 Italian drama film directed by Gianluigi Calderone about a dentist whose affair with his teenage daughter's best friend upends his unstable family.
- Director
- Gianluigi Calderone
- Writers
- Gianluigi Calderone, Domenico Rafele, Alessandro Parenzo
- Release
- 1974
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Country
- Italy
- Language
- Italian
- Genres
- Drama
- Also Known As
- Perversa, A Rebelde Apaixonada, Passionate
Synopsis
“Appassionata” is the history of one strange family – the father is a dentist (Gabriele Ferzetti), the mother, whos name is Elisa, sometimes insane woman; their daughter, called Eugenia, who loves her father and hates mom, and ultimately her best friend. Her name is Nicola and she lives in one house with her aunt, her father is a politician who always doesn’t have time for her. However, some day, Nicola comes to Eugenia’s father and has sex with him. Nicola requires some real emotions. And her friend also wants to have sex with her dad. Dr. Emilio looks confused, and mother, who is mentally ill needs to smile and cry at the same time
Why Cult
A dentist, his emotionally fraught wife, and their daughter's best friend collide in a house where desire and resentment simmer just below the surface.
Ornella Muti brings complexity to the role of Eugenia, caught between longing for her father and contempt for her mother.
The film delves into forbidden territory with its depiction of a teenager's affair with her friend's father, pushing the boundaries of 1970s drama.
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What is Appassionata about? +
Appassionata is a 1974 Italian drama film directed by Gianluigi Calderone about a dentist whose affair with his teenage daughter's best friend upends his unstable family.
When was Appassionata released? +
Appassionata was released in 1974.
Who directed Appassionata? +
Appassionata was directed by Gianluigi Calderone.
How long is Appassionata? +
Appassionata has a runtime of 96 minutes.
What genre is Appassionata? +
Appassionata is a drama film.
