Anna, quel particolare piacere (1973)

A beautiful but poor young girl finds all the money and material goods she never had when she becomes the girlfriend of a crime boss, but soon learns that there is a price to be paid for that kind of life.

Director:

Giuliano Carnimeo

Writers:

Ernesto Gastaldi, Luciano Martino (story),

Stars:

Edwige Fenech, Corrado Pani, Richard Conte

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Edwige Fenech	...	Anna Lovisi
Corrado Pani	...	Guido Salvi
Richard Conte	...	Riccardo Sogliani
John Richardson	...	Lorenzo Viotto
Laura Bonaparte	...	Loredana
Ettore Manni	...	Zuco
Corrado Gaipa	...	Doctor
Antonio Casale	...	Sogliani's henchman
Umberto Raho	...	Sogliani's lawyer
Bruno Corazzari	...	Albino
Carla Calò	...	Anna's mother
Aldo Barberito	...	Anna's father
Wilma Casagrande	...	Susy
Tom Felleghy	...	Porter (as Tommaso Felleghi)
John Bartha	...	Gerli

Storyline

Anna is quiet, living with her parents, cashiering at a café bar in Bergamo. She meets and falls for Guido, a Milanese gangster in town to lie low. He pursues her, but also warns her that he's no good. She goes to Milan with him anyway. When she witnesses a Mob hit, Guido's boss wants her compromised so she will never testify against them: Guido pushes her into prostitution. When she becomes pregnant and Guido wants her to have an abortion, she rebels. Can she escape "the life," or is death the only alternative? What about the child?

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Plot Keywords:

prostitution | nipples visible through clothing | forced to strip | voyeur | topless female nudity | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

27 November 1973 (Italy)

Also Known As:

Anna: the Pleasure, the Torment

Filming Locations:

Bergamo, Lombardia, Italy

Company Credits

Production Co:

Compagnia Cinematografica Champion, Dania Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Italian censorship visa # 63499 delivered on 14-11-1973.

User Reviews

70's film drama Italian style

Terrible English language title but what do you do if you have the delectable Edwige Fenech featuring in a fairly ordinary gangster movie, in which she strips several times - to great effect? The film actually begins well and it is a surprise just how violent is her mobster lover towards her. Beginning with real passion and some swirling and effective film-making it is rather a shame that the last section has to rely upon the dubious interest of her and her child and her doctor lover. Nevertheless the shootings at the very end are impressive and surprising and there can be little mistake that this is 70's film drama Italian style with all the mixed emotions that was bound to stir up.