Ossessione
Artefact Type:
film
Description:
This renowned drama film marked the directorial debut of Luchino Visconti, clearly influenced by Jean Renoir and French realism, and paved the way for the advent of Neorealism, particularly in the unflattering way it depicts characters and environments. A vagrant arrives at an inn in a godforsaken town of the Po Valley, decides to stay, and becomes the lover of the owner's wife. She convinces her lover to kill her old and unwanted husband faking a car accident, but from that moment fear and regret torment the couple.
Duration (mins):
135
Genre(s):
Drama
Production Company:
I.C.I.
Notes:
The story is adapted from the 1934 novel 'The Postman Always Rings Twice' by James Cain
Director(s):
Luchino Visconti
Assistant Director(s):
Giuseppe De Santis
Composer(s):
Giuseppe Rosati
Screenwriter(s):
Luchino Visconti
Giuseppe De Santis
Mario Alicata
Gianni Puccini
Antonio Pietrangeli
Senic Designer(s):
Gino Franzi
Actor(s):
Massimo Girotti
Clara Calamai
Juan Pisón Pagoaga y Landa (known as 'Juan De Landa')
Elio Marcuzzo
Dhia Cristiani
Release Date :
16 May, 1943
