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Le cercle des passions (1983)

| Drama | 6 July 1983 (France)
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An aristocratic Sicilian family living in the 1950s. Count Villafratti has sex one night with his nymphomaniac daughter because he thinks she is his wife.

Director:

Claude d'Anna

Writers:

Laure Bonin, Gustavo Hernández | 1 more credit »

Stars:

Giuliano Gemma, Max von Sydow, Assumpta Serna | See full cast & crew »

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Giuliano Gemma ... Anthony Tursi
Max von Sydow ... Carlo di Vilalfratti / Father
Assumpta Serna ... Elisa di Villafratti / Daughter
Marcel Bozzuffi ... Turiddu Zangara
Françoise Fabian ... Renata Strauss
Ofelia Angélica Ofelia Angélica ... Rosaria Croce
José Manuel Cervino ... Meneur
Federico Pacifici Federico Pacifici ... Silvio Croce
Dora Calindri Dora Calindri ... Lucia
Raúl Fraire ... D'Amico (as Raúl Freire)
João José Andrade João José Andrade
Jean d'Anna Jean d'Anna
Francisco Baião Francisco Baião
Rita Blanco Rita Blanco
Amílcar Botica Amílcar Botica
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Storyline

Sicily, 1950s. Antony Tursy, an American of Sicilian descent, who came to bury his father, is caught between the passionate love of Elisa, daughter of Count Carlo de Villafratti, and the merciless fight he fought against the mafia and peasant unions. Behind the angelic face of Elisa, hides a monster eager to destroy and destroy. Incest, madness, curse, opera and death intermingle on this burned land where a struggle for power and the survival of an impossible love is at stake. Count Villafratti has sex one night with his nymphomaniac daughter because he thinks she is his wife. Written by lament

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bare breasts | incest | father daughter incest | mafia | sicily | See All (9) »

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Country:

France | Italy | Spain

Language:

French

Release Date:

6 July 1983 (France) See more »

Also Known As:

Circle of Passions See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Dédalus, Fígaro Films, Domiziana Internazionale Cinematografica See more »
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Rigoletto
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Music by Giuseppe Verdi
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