La cintura (1989)
Vittorio, een Amerikaanse romanschrijver die in Rome lesgeeft, ontmoet de mooie maar getraumatiseerde Bianca en ze raken al snel verwikkeld in een intense, stormachtige affaire. Hij aarzelt over hun relatie, omdat zij lijkt te gedijen op conflicten en hem voortdurend uitdaagt tot fysieke confrontaties. Bianca geeft Vittorio een prachtige leren riem cadeau; hij weet meteen dat ze wil dat hij haar ermee slaat. Gedreven door zijn verlangen naar haar, geeft Vittorio toe aan Bianca's wens. Hun relatie escaleert naar een duistere wereld van sadomasochisme die steeds zelf destructiever wordt.
Regiseur:
Giuliana Gamba
Schrijvers:
Francesca Archibugi, Gloria Malatesta, Claudia Sbarigia.
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James Russo as Vittorio De Simone |
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Eleonora Brigliadori as Bianca Ravelli |
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Giuliana Calandra as Bianca's Mother |
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Anna Bonaiuto as The Judge |
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Karen Moore as Nora |
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Lidia Broccolino as Bianca's Friend |
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Riccardo Salvino as Prof. Achille Biondelli |
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Delia D'Alberti as Biondelli's Wife |
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Claire Hardwick as Vittorio's Mistress |
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Valentino Zeichen as Self (as Mario Zeichen) |
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Paolo Pigozzi as |
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Francesco Scali as Anchorman |
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Emidio La Vella as The Doctor |
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Marisa Serafino as Nurse |
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Ivano Marescotti as Friend of Bianca's Mother |
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Francesco Palermo as |
| Directing | Giuliana Gamba | Director |
| Writing | Alberto Moravia | Novel |
| Production | Giovanni Bertolucci | Producer |
| Production | Galliano Juso | Producer |
| Writing | Francesca Archibugi | Screenplay |
| Writing | Francesca Archibugi | Story |
| Writing | Gloria Malatesta | Screenplay |
| Writing | Gloria Malatesta | Story |
| Writing | Claudia Sbarigia | Screenplay |
| Writing | Claudia Sbarigia | Story |
| Art | Claudio Cinini | Production Design |
| Art | Claudio Cinini | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Ron | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Natale Massara | Conductor |
| Editing | Carlo Bartolucci | Editor |
| Camera | Luigi Verga | Director of Photography |
| Production | Mario Di Biase | Line Producer |
| Directing | Gabriele Polverosi | Assistant Director |
| Production | Alessio Juso | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Maurizio Spinelli | Administration |
| Production | Anna Rita Della Rocca | Administration |
| Directing | Maria Letizia Garofalo | Script Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rita Mazzanti | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Maria Ciancia | Hairstylist |
| Sound | Marco Di Biase | Sound |
| Sound | Roberto Alberghini | Boom Operator |
| Camera | Eva Piccoli | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Roberto de Franceschi | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Roberto Biciocchi | Still Photographer |
| Editing | Rossana Cingolani | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Antonella Alocci | Assistant Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Cristina Albonico | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Simona Mattei | Seamstress |
| Production | Rossella Ferrero | Production Secretary |
| Production | Tullio Gentili | Production Secretary |
| Production | Andrea Mattei | Production Secretary |
| Production | Cosimo Pichierri | Production Secretary |
| Art | Rodolfo Calascibetta | Property Master |
| Art | Walter Faitanini | Assistant Property Master |
| Art | Gianmaria Gervasi | Assistant Property Master |
| Camera | Antonio Marra | Key Grip |
| Lighting | Giulio Bastioni | Gaffer |
| Sound | Danilo Moroni | Sound Mixer |
| Writing | Piero De Bernardi | Script Consultant |