Love Sins (1987)
A biographical feature on the Italian literary giant, Gabriele D'Annunzio. Set in late 19th century Italy and France when the artistic style, Decadentismo, was beginning to take shape, the film focuses on D'Annunzio's life when he was already an established poet and journalist in Rome. A staunch opponent of democracy and commoners, he searches for passion and pleasure among the wealthy and noble. One such noblewoman Elvira Fraternali Leoni, serves as the muse for his first novel - The Pleasure (Il Piacere).
Director:
Sergio Nasca
Writers:
Fabio De Agostini, Sergio Nasca, Piero Chiara.
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Robert Powell as Gabriele D'Annunzio |
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Stefania Sandrelli as Elvira Fraternali Leoni |
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Laurent Terzieff as Michetti |
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Florence Guérin as Clo Albrini |
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Sonia Petrovna as Maria Cruyllas di Gravina |
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Teresa Ann Savoy as Maria di Gallese |
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Fiorenza Marchegiani as Olga Ossani |
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Paolo Bonacelli as Ercole Leoni |
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Roberto Alpi as Edoardo Scarfoglio |
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Cesare Barbetti as De Bosis |
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Eva Grimaldi as Viola |
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Achille Brugnini as Fuchs |
| Production | Franco Casati | Producer |
| Directing | Sergio Nasca | Director |
| Writing | Fabio De Agostini | Screenplay |
| Production | Sergio Martinelli | Producer |
| Sound | Sergio Sandrelli | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Giorgio Luppi | Production Design |
| Writing | Sergio Nasca | Screenplay |
| Writing | Sergio Nasca | Story |
| Camera | Romano Albani | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Piero Chiara | Story |
| Writing | Piero Chiara | Screenplay |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marisa D'Andrea | Costume Design |
| Editing | Nino Baragli | Editor |