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Gino, a drifter, begins an affair with inn-owner Giovanna, and they plan to get rid of her older husband.Gino, a drifter, begins an affair with inn-owner Giovanna, and they plan to get rid of her older husband.Gino, a drifter, begins an affair with inn-owner Giovanna, and they plan to get rid of her older husband.
- Awards
- 1 win
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- TriviaThe film's negative was destroyed by the fascist government of Benito Mussolini during the war years. Director Luchino Visconti managed to save a print.
- ConnectionsEdited into La case du siècle: Cinecittà, de Mussolini à la Dolce Vita (2021)
- SoundtracksDi Provenza il mar, il suol
(uncredited)
from opera "La Traviata"
Music by Giuseppe Verdi
Libretto byi Francesco Maria Piave
Sung by Juan de Landa
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Another ITALIAN FILM MASTERPIECE!!
TCM is keeping me awake all the time... they keep coming up with films Ive never heard of ... Senso.... now Ossessione... a very early film by Visconti!!... wow... the Italian version of The Postman Always Rings Twice...brilliant!! beautifully acted and directed ...Never heard of either leads who were excellent, Clara Calamai,as Giovanna, and especially, Massimo Girotti as Gino... what a sensual man !! more muscular and attractive than anyone else on the screen in 1943!!! His look was ahead of its time...many male stars from the 1950s were probably inspired by him... he should have been a major world wide star!! The film is much better than the Jack Nicholson/Jessica Lange version and less glossier than the MGM version (which I really like) with John Garfield and Lana Turner remember that white outfit ? who can forget.... This Italian version is different ..more realistic and with a very different ending... see it watch it...Im going to buy it !!
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- Nov 1, 2002
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- Runtime2 hours 20 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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