Ritual: A Psychomagic Story (2013)

The fragile Lia suffers from a deep depression. Her relationship with her boyfriend Viktor is getting worse and worse and in the last desperate attempt to cure herself, Lia goes to visit her old aunt Agata in her creepy 18th century villa.

Directors:

Giulia Brazzale, Luca Immesi

Writers:

Giulia Brazzale, Luca Immesi

Stars:

Désirée Giorgetti, Ivan Franek, Anna Bonasso

Cast

Credited cast:
Désirée Giorgetti	...	Lia
Ivan Franek	...	Viktor
Anna Bonasso	...	Agata
Alejandro Jodorowsky	...	Fernando
Cosimo Cinieri	...	Dott. Guerrieri
Patrizia Laquidara	...	Anguana
Roberta Sparta	...	Gloria
Fabio Gemo	...	Beppe
Nicola Arabi	...	Salbaneo
Gaia Ziche	...	Gaia
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Igino Brazzale	...	Toni
Giulia Carissimi	...	Young Lia
Vittorio Faggionato	...	Patient
Beatrice Gasparotto	...	Beatrice
Vanessa Ignazzi	...	Prostitute

Storyline

The young and fragile Lia suffers from a deep depression. She is consumed by a sense of guilt due to an abortion. Her relationship with her boyfriend Viktor is getting worse and worse and in the last desperate attempt to cure herself, Lia goes to visit her old aunt Agata in her creepy 18th century villa.

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Plot Keywords:

female full frontal nudity | gold fish | menstruation | rough sex | female pubic hair | 

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Genres:

Thriller

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User Reviews

50 shades of Psycho

The original added line to the title is far more accurate than what the Germans made of it (calling it "Dangerous Obsession"). I also heard some people complaining that this isn't as sensual/erotic as they hoped/were promised this to be. There is nudity and there intercourse, don't get this wrong, but it's all very weirdly done. And while weird can be good, it doesn't quite have the spark here.

It's also one thing to concentrate on the woman (who clearly has issues, some of them will be revealed over the course of the movie) and not show any other side of the male counter part (though if you are into mind games you might have an "excuse" for that). Making her "mysterious" along that way is fine. But neither the performance, the story itself or any "special effect" creates a real memorable or "wow" moment. So while this is a nice psychological study (decent movie overall), it lacks in many things to be considered really great

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Italy]

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian Spanish

Release Date:

8 May 2014 (Italy)

Also Known As:

Ritual - A Psychomagic Story

Filming Locations:

Italy

Box Office

Budget:

EUR1,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Esperimentocinema, Regione del Veneto

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1