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Vaghe stelle dell'Orsa... (1965)
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16 January 1966 (USA)
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Sandra is excitement! What Sandra does... is astonishing!
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Sandra comes back to Volterra, in Tuscany, the little town where she spent her childhood. She is with her American husband...
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Shadowy Secret from the Past
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(Complete credited cast)| Claudia Cardinale | ... | Sandra Dawson | |
| Jean Sorel | ... | Gianni Wald-Luzzati | |
| Michael Craig | ... | Andrew Dawson | |
| Renzo Ricci | ... | Antonio Gilardini | |
| Fred Williams | ... | Pietro Formari | |
| Amalia Troiani | ... | Fosca - maid | |
| Marie Bell | ... | Sandra's mother | |
| Vittorio Manfrino | |||
| Renato Moretti | |||
| Giovanni Rovini | |||
| Paola Piscini | |||
| Isacco Politi | |||
| Ferdinando Scarfiotti |
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105 min | Argentina:100 min
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Prelude, chorale and fugue
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After a farewell party, Sandra Dawson (Claudia Cardinale) and her American husband Andrew Dawson (Michael Craig) travel to her hometown in the province of Volterra for a homage of the locals to her father, a prominent scientist that died in the concentration camp of Auschwitz. The couple is welcomed by the maid Fosca (Amalia Troiani), and Andrew becomes fascinated with the house. Sandra has issues with her stepfather Pietro Formari (Fred Williams) and her insane mother (Marie Bell) and misses her brother Gianni Wald-Luzzati (Jean Sorel), who is an aspirant writer. When Gianni appears in the house out of the blue, Andrew unravels a shadowy secret from the past of the siblings.
The unknown "Vaghe Stelle dell'Orsa..." is another great movie of this artist called Luchino Visconti. The plot about incestuous relationship and family issues in the hands of another director could have become a melodramatic soap-opera. But Visconti explores the sensuality and beauty of Claudia Cardinale to deliver an intriguing and quite erotic family drama without any redemption. The set decoration, as usual, is another piece of art, supported by a classy music score. My vote is eight.
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