Gepeinigt
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La cintura
director:
Giuliana Gamba
playwright:
Francesca Archibugi
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Gloria Malatesta
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Claudia Sbarigia
actor:
James Russo
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Eleonora Brigliadori
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Giuliana Calandra
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Anna Bonaiuto
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Karen Moore
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genre:
Drama
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Romance
region:
Italy
language:
Italian
length: 1h 33m
release date: 1989-04-22
IMDb: tt0097063
La cintura
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.