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Obsession

Original title: Ossessione
  • 19431943
  • TV-14TV-14
  • 2h 20m
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7.6/10
7.8K
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Obsession (1943)
CrimeDramaRomance
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.
IMDb RATING
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7.8K
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    • Luchino Visconti
  • Writers
    • Luchino Visconti(scenario & dialogue)
    • Mario Alicata(scenario & dialogue)
    • Giuseppe De Santis(scenario & dialogue)
  • Stars
    • Clara Calamai
    • Massimo Girotti
    • Dhia Cristiani
    • Luchino Visconti
  • Writers
    • Luchino Visconti(scenario & dialogue)
    • Mario Alicata(scenario & dialogue)
    • Giuseppe De Santis(scenario & dialogue)
  • Stars
    • Clara Calamai
    • Massimo Girotti
    • Dhia Cristiani
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    • 44User reviews
    • 43Critic reviews
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    Massimo Girotti in Obsession (1943)
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    Dhia Cristiani and Massimo Girotti in Obsession (1943)
    Dhia Cristiani and Massimo Girotti in Obsession (1943)
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    Massimo Girotti and Elio Marcuzzo in Obsession (1943)
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    Massimo Girotti in Obsession (1943)
    Clara Calamai and Massimo Girotti in Obsession (1943)

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    Clara Calamai
    Clara Calamai
    • Giovanna Bragana
    Massimo Girotti
    Massimo Girotti
    • Gino Costa
    Dhia Cristiani
    • Anita
    Elio Marcuzzo
    • Lo spagnolo
    Vittorio Duse
    Vittorio Duse
    • L'agente di polizia
    Michele Riccardini
    • Don Remigio
    Juan de Landa
    Juan de Landa
    • Giuseppe Bragana
    • (as Juan De Landa)
    Michele Sakara
    • Il bambino
    • (uncredited)
      • Luchino Visconti
    • Writers
      • Luchino Visconti(scenario & dialogue)
      • Mario Alicata(scenario & dialogue)
      • Giuseppe De Santis(scenario & dialogue)
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    • Trivia
      The film's negative was destroyed by the fascist government of Benito Mussolini during the war years. Director Luchino Visconti managed to save a print.
    • Connections
      Featured in Cinema Paradiso (1988)
    • Soundtracks
      Di Provenza il mar, il suol
      (uncredited)

      from opera "La Traviata"

      Music by Giuseppe Verdi

      Libretto byi Francesco Maria Piave

      Sung by Juan de Landa

    User reviews44

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    9/10
    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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    • Release date
      • May 24, 1949 (Uruguay)
      • Italy
      • Italian
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    • Filming locations
      • Ferrara, Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
    • Production company
      • Industrie Cinematografiche Italiane (ICI)
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    Technical specs

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    • 2 hours 20 minutes
      • Black and White
      • Mono

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