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Obsession (1944)

★ 7.5/10 140 min Crime, Drama, Romance Italy Italian
Director: Luchino Visconti
Screenplay by: Luchino Visconti, Giuseppe De Santis, Mario Alicata, Alberto Moravia, Antonio Pietrangeli, Gianni Puccini
Dialogues: Mario Alicata, Luchino Visconti, Giuseppe De Santis, Gianni Puccini
Novel: James M. Cain
Streaming: Not available

Description

Gino, a drifter, begins an affair with inn-owner Giovanna as they plan to get rid of her older husband.

Top Cast

Clara Calamai
Clara Calamai Giovanna Bragana
Massimo Girotti
Massimo Girotti Gino Costa
Dhia Cristiani
Dhia Cristiani Anita
Elio Marcuzzo The Spaniard
Vittorio Duse
Vittorio Duse Police Officer
Michele Riccardini Don Remigio
Juan de Landa
Juan de Landa Giuseppe Bragana
Michele Sakara Il Bambino (uncredited)

Obsession Appears on 5 Curated Movie Lists

Canon Institutions

1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (2024)
1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die #836
UNESCO ‘Memory of the World’
UNESCO #364

Curated List

Italian Neo-Realism
CinemaWaves Blog #01

Filmmaker Curation

Dario Argento's 50 Favorite Films
LaCinetek #18

Movements

Italian Neorealism
British Film Institute #02

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