Mare nero (2006)

The girlfriend of Detective Luca Mocci moves from the house of her friend Charlotte to live with him. When the corpse of the upper-class escort and student Valentina Martini is found in an ... See full summary »

Director:

Roberta Torre

Writers:

Massimo D'Anolfi, Roberta Torre

Stars:

Luigi Lo Cascio, Anna Mouglalis, Maurizio Donadoni

2 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Luigi Lo Cascio	...	Luca
Anna Mouglalis	...	Veronica
Maurizio Donadoni	...	Sabino
Massimo Popolizio	...	Laganà
Andrea Osvárt	...	Valentina Martini
Monica Samassa	...	Monica
Rossella D'Andrea	...	Andrea
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Malèna Tornatore

Storyline

The girlfriend of Detective Luca Mocci moves from the house of her friend Charlotte to live with him. When the corpse of the upper-class escort and student Valentina Martini is found in an apartment, tied and beaten after a kinky sex, Detective Mocci becomes obsessed with his investigation in the underworld of sex in his city, arising dark desires and affecting his relationship with his girlfriend.

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Plot Keywords:

sex | corpse | underworld | female frontal nudity | oral sex | 

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Details

Country:

Italy France

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

25 August 2006 (Italy)

Also Known As:

Karanlik deniz

Filming Locations:

Naples, Campania, Italy

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cattleya, Babe Film, Rai Cinemafiction

Technical Specs

Runtime:

83 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

User Reviews

Stylish, Classy, Sensual but with a Confused Screenplay

The girlfriend (Anna Mouglalis) of Detective Luca Mocci (Luigi Lo Cascio) moves from the house her friend Charlotte to live with him. When the corpse of the upper-class escort and student Valentina Martini (Luigi Lo Cascio) is found in an apartment tied and beaten after a kinky sex, Detective Mocci becomes obsessed with his investigation in the underworld of sex in his city, arising dark desires and affecting his relationship with his girlfriend.

"Mare Nero" is a stylish, classy and sensual thriller, but unfortunately the characters and situations are not well developed in the confused screenplay, where even the name of the detective's girlfriend is not disclosed. The ambiguity and weird personality of Mocci and the erotic games of his girlfriend are really not well developed. The good points are the stunning cinematography and soundtrack and the beauty of the actresses. My vote is five.

Title (Brazil): "Mar Sombrio" ("Dark Sea")