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Vittorio, an American novelist teaching in Rome, meets the beautiful but damaged Bianca and they rapidly fall into an urgent, tempestuous affair. He's hesitant over their relationship since she seems to thrive on conflict and is constantly baiting him into physical altercation. Bianca gives Vittorio an exquisite leather belt as a gift; he knows immediately that she wants him to whip her with it. Driven by his craving for her, Vittorio complies to Bianca's desire. Their relationship escalates into a dark realm of S&M which becomes more and more self-destructive.Read moreLess
Vittorio, an American novelist teaching in Rome, meets the beautiful but damaged Bianca and they rapidly fall into an urgent, tempestuous affair. He's hesitant over their relationship since she seems to thrive on conflict and is constantly baiting him into physical altercation. Bianca gives Vittorio an exquisite leather belt as a gift; he knows immediately that she wants him to whip her with it. Driven by his craving for her, Vittorio complies to Bianca's desire. Their relationship escalates into a dark realm of S&M which becomes more and more self-destructive.
The story
Vittorio, an American novelist teaching in Rome, meets the beautiful but damaged Bianca and they rapidly fall into an urgent, tempestuous affair. He's hesitant over their relationship since she seems to thrive on conflict and is constantly baiting him into physical altercation. Bianca gives Vittorio an exquisite leather belt as a gift; he knows immediately that she wants him to whip her with it. Driven by his craving for her, Vittorio complies to Bianca's desire. Their relationship escalates into a dark realm of S&M which becomes more and more self-destructive.
Cast & crew
James RussoVittorio De Simone
Eleonora BrigliadoriBianca Ravelli
Giuliana CalandraBianca's Mother
Anna BonaiutoThe Judge
Karen MooreNora
Lidia BroccolinoBianca's Friend
Riccardo SalvinoProf. Achille Biondelli
Delia D'AlbertiBiondelli's Wife
Claire HardwickVittorio's Mistress
Valentino ZeichenSelf (as Mario Zeichen)
Francesco ScaliAnchormanExplore the crew
- Director
- Giuliana Gamba
- Producer
- Giovanni Bertolucci
- Producer
- Galliano Juso
- Screenplay
- Francesca Archibugi
- Screenplay
- Gloria Malatesta
- Screenplay
- Claudia Sbarigia
- Original Music Composer
- Rosalino Cellamare
- Editor
- Carlo Bartolucci
- Director of Photography
- Luigi Verga