An allegedly insane woman is allowed to finally leave the madhouse to see if she is capable of functioning normally…
Acting
Redgrave fully commits to feral physicality — terrifying, mesmerizing.
Direction
Brass before Caligula: actually saying something with provocation.
Director
Tinto Brass
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Real-life couple Redgrave and Nero met on set and began their decades-long relationship here.
Banned in several countries for its unflinching portrayal of asylum brutality — Italy's own institutions were under scrutiny in 1971.
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