Our Lady of the Turks (1968)
To the protagonist, an intellectual so feverish that he seems pathologically unrecoverable, a confused memory resurfaces of a massacre carried out by the Turks in Otranto. Immersing himself in one of the victims, in the unconscious desire to eviscerate himself, a woman appears to him, Margherita, who, in the guise of Santa Maria d'Otranto, treats him with compassionate love. In the hallucinating succession of memories intertwined with historical events, the protagonist finds himself in contact with his environment, his land, his country.
Director: Carmelo Bene
 |
Carmelo Bene as The Protagonist |
 |
Lydia Mancinelli as Saint Margareth |
 |
Salvatore Siniscalchi as The Publisher |
|
Anita Masini as Holy Mary / The Woman |
|
Ornella Ferrari as The Maidservant |
|
Vincenzo Musso as Man Running in the Street |
| Directing | Carmelo Bene | Director |
| Crew | Mario Masini | Cinematography |
| Sound | Franco Jasiello | Music Supervisor |
| Sound | Italo Cameracanna | Sound Effects Editor |
| Writing | Carmelo Bene | Writer |
| Production | Giorgio Patara | Producer |
| Sound | Italo Cameracanna | Foley |
| Writing | Carmelo Bene | Novel |
| Crew | Renato Marinelli | Special Effects |
| Production | Carmelo Bene | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Carmelo Bene | Costume Design |
| Editing | Mauro Contini | Editor |
| Art | Carmelo Bene | Production Design |
