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Ossessione
Sign in to save'''' (; "Obsession") is a 1943 Italian crime drama film directed and co-written by Luchino Visconti, in his directorial debut. It is an unauthorized and uncredited adaptation of the 1934 novel The Postman Always Rings Twice'' by American author James M. Cain, and stars Clara Calamai, Massimo Girotti, and Juan de Landa in the leading roles. It is often considered to be the first Italian neorealist film, though there is some debate about whether such a categorization is accurate.
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7.5Gino, a drifter, begins an affair with inn-owner Giovanna as they plan to get rid of her older husband.
Cast
- Clara Calamai as Giovanna Bragana
- Massimo Girotti as Gino Costa
- Dhia Cristiani as Anita
- Elio Marcuzzo as The Spaniard
- Vittorio Duse as Police Officer
- Michele Riccardini as Don Remigio
Themes
- adultery
- based on novel or book
- italian
- gas station
- italy
- innkeeper
- murder
- mechanic
- drifter
- older husband
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Ratings
IMDb
7.6/10
8,457 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
100%
- Year
- 1943
- Runtime
- 140 min
- Genres
- Crime, Drama, Romance
- Rated
- TV-14
- Awards
- 1 win
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Key facts
- Film.name
- Ossessione
- Film.image
- Ossessione.jpg
- Film.caption
- Original film poster
- Film.director
- Luchino Visconti
- Film.producer
- Libero Solaroli
- Film.screenplay
- Luchino ViscontiMario AlicataGiuseppe De SantisGianni PucciniUncredited:Alberto MoraviaAntonio Pietrangeli
- Film.based_on
- (uncredited)
- Film.starring
- Clara CalamaiMassimo GirottiJuan de Landa
- Film.music
- Giuseppe Rosati
- Film.cinematography
- Aldo TontiDomenico Scala
- Film.editing
- Mario Serandrei
- Film.studio
- Industrie Cinematografiche Italiane
- Film.distributor
- Industrie Cinematografiche Italiane
- Film.runtime
- 135 minutes
- Film.country
- Italy
- Film.language
- Italian
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 140
- FilmAffinity ID
- 774322
- Image
- Ossessione2.jpg
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- Commons category
- Ossessione
- publication date
- 1943-01-01
- title
- Ossessione
- review score
- 100%
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13 sectionsContents
- Plot
- Cast
- Production
- Background
- Development and writing
- Filming
- Analysis
- Release and reception
- Fascist reaction and ban
- Post-war
- Sources
- Further reading
- External links
'''' (; "Obsession") is a 1943 Italian crime drama film directed and co-written by Luchino Visconti, in his directorial debut. It is an unauthorized and uncredited adaptation of the 1934 novel The Postman Always Rings Twice'' by American author James M. Cain, and stars Clara Calamai, Massimo Girotti, and Juan de Landa in the leading roles. It is often considered to be the first Italian neorealist film, though there is some debate about whether such a categorization is accurate.
Banned and ostracized by the Fascist regime during its initial release, the Italian Ministry of Culture has since placed on its list of 100 Italian films to be saved, distinguishing films which "changed the collective memory of the country between 1942 and 1978."