She's trapped in velvet handcuffs, he's too young to know better, and the 70s Italian bourgeoisie watches it burn.
Love story between a young man and a married woman. She's married to a businessman who's neglecting her. She would like to leave him but she's afraid of the age difference between her and her lover.
Acting
Florinda Bolkan's face does three acts of tragedy in one close-up.
Cinematography
Every frame looks like it smells of expensive perfume and regret.
Direction
Schivazappa makes bourgeois hell look almost inviting.
Director
Piero Schivazappa
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This dropped right as Italian divorce law was being hotly contested—Claudia's paralysis mirrors a nation arguing about female agency.
Florinda Bolkan reportedly did her own crying choreography, timing tears to specific musical cues because the score was recorded after filming.
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