A piano player meets and falls in love with a beautiful and voluptuous woman who, by some strange procedure, leaves the man unable to move but with a permanent priapism. After some time he becomes sick of it and she relieves his paralysis. Eventually she gets bored and decides to leave, but he can't take it because he loves her…
Acting
Dellera's hypnotic, terrifying presence dominates every frame
Direction
Ferreri's unflinching commitment to the absurd premise
Director
Marco Ferreri
Sergio Castellitto
Paolo
Francesca Dellera
Francesca
Philippe Léotard
Nicola
Farid Chopel
Aldo
Petra Reinhardt
Giovanna
Gudrun Gundlach
Nursing woman on the beach
Nicoletta Boris
Owner of the Bar
Alessandro De Santis
Son of the owner of the bar
Eleonora Cecere
Daughter of Paolo
Sonia Topazio
Supermarket Cashier
Matteo Ripaldi
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Ferreri reportedly conceived the film after becoming fascinated by the medical phenomenon of priapism, insisting on clinical accuracy for the body horror elements.
Released during the twilight of Italian genre cinema, it represents the decadent final gasp of the commedia sexy all'italica tradition twisted into something genuinely disturbing.
No ratings yet
Sign in to join the discussion — comments are spoiler-gated to your watch progress.
Discussion starters
IT
