When Love Is Lust (1973)
A decadent countess, middle-aged but still attractive, forces her young and timid daughter to marry a rich butcher. But the couple’s sexual relation is troubled, because the girl has her fair share of inhibitions. So she abandons her house and seeks refuge at her sister’s place. During her absence, her husband finds consolation in his mother in law’s arms.
Director: Vittorio De Sisti
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Agostina Belli as Erminia |
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Gianni Macchia as Antonio |
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Françoise Prévost as Giulia Sanfelice |
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Ewa Aulin as Angela |
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Femi Benussi as Widow Neighbor |
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Umberto Raho as Don Claudio |
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Giovanni Rosselli as |
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Monica Monet as |
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Giovanni Petrucci as |
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Rina Franchetti as Marta |
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Nello Riviè as |
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Rossella Bergamonti as |
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Luigi Antonio Guerra as |
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Fausta Pittoni as |
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Vittorio Fanfoni as |
| Directing | Vittorio De Sisti | Director |
| Sound | Ennio Morricone | Music |
| Writing | Vittorio De Sisti | Writer |
| Camera | Aldo De Robertis | Director of Photography |
| Production | Enzo Doria | Producer |
| Writing | Luigi Russo | Story |
| Writing | Luigi Russo | Writer |
| Production | Nino Segurini | Executive Producer |
| Production | Claudio Grassetti | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Bruno Nicolai | Music Director |
| Art | Gisella Longo | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Franco Schioppa | Makeup Designer |