Tinto Brass made a drama about Ophelia obsession and nobody saw it coming.
Z-movie actor Bruno Martel has hero syndrome, often quarrelling with directors. He meets fellow actor Doris, who is obsessed with Ophelia but cannot get any Shakespearean bookings. One day, during a nervous breakdown, Bruno 'rescues' Doris from the set, leaving town to encounter various absurd situations.
Direction
Tinto Brass before Caligula—still chaotic, still horny, somehow restrained.
Acting
Merenda commits to the breakdown with alarming sincerity.
Director
Tinto Brass
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Brass made this between Salon Kitty and Caligula, a rare moment when he attempted 'respectable' drama before hardcore commerce consumed his career.
The Ophelia fixation mirrors Brass's own relationship to Shakespeare—he constantly returned to high culture before diving into exploitation, as if apologizing for his appetites.
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