Overview
Vittorio, an American novelist teaching in Rome, meets the beautiful but damaged Bianca and they rapidly fall into an urgent, tempestuous affair. He's hesitant over their relationship since she seems to thrive on conflict and is constantly baiting him into physical altercation. Bianca gives Vittorio an exquisite leather belt as a gift; he knows immediately that she wants him to whip her with it. Driven by his craving for her, Vittorio complies to Bianca's desire. Their relationship escalates into a dark realm of S&M which becomes more and more self-destructive.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- April 22, 1989
- Original language
- Italian
- Spoken languages
- Italian
- Countries
- Italy
- Production
- Reteitalia,San Francisco Film,Metrofilm
- Cast
- James Russo,Eleonora Brigliadori,Giuliana Calandra,Anna Bonaiuto,Karen Moore,Lidia Broccolino,Riccardo Salvino,Delia D'Alberti,Claire Hardwick,Valentino Zeichenand 6 more
- Director
- Giuliana Gamba
- Producer
- Giovanni Bertolucci,Galliano Juso
- Cinematography
- Luigi Verga
- Music
- Rosalino Cellamare
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- IMDb
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