Ossessione
by Luchino Visconti
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Actor: Clara Calamai, Dhia Cristiani, Elio Marcuzzo, Massimo Girotti, Vittorio DuseDirector: Luchino Visconti
Cinematographer: Aldo Tonti
Cinematographer: Domenico Scala
Writer: Luchino Visconti
Editor: Mario Serandrei
Producer: Libero Solaroli
Writer: Alberto Moravia
Writer: Antonio Pietrangeli
Writer: Gianni Puccini
Writer: Giuseppe De Santis
Writer: James M. Cain
Writer: Mario Alicata
Edition: VHS Tape
Audio: English (Subtitled); Italian (Original Language), Analog
Format: Black & White, Color, NTSC
Running Time: 140 minutes
Release Date: 2002-02-05
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Publisher: Xenon
Studio: Xenon
VHS Movie Reviews of Ossessione
Movie Review: Things are not what they seem to be
Summary: 1 Stars
Many years ago I saw a movie on TV entitoled "Obsession" It made an impression on me. I have since tried to find a copy of it anf thought this was it. It was not! This movie was passe. It was a waste of money.
Summary of Ossessione
Ossessione isn't just the finest film version of The Postman Always Rings Twice, James M. Cain's classic tale of murder, betrayal, and erotic obsession; it's also the first masterpiece of Italian neorealism and a key historical precursor of film noir. A handsome drifter (Massimo Girotti) fetches up at an isolated roadhouse, gets mutually besotted with the proprietor's sultry wife (Clara Calamai), and has soon carried out a plot to murder the older man in an apparent off-road accident. That's only the beginning, of course. In his directorial debut, Luchino Visconti weaves a sensuous, tragic spell, born equally of the stark, sun-struck settings--especially those utterly realistic yet somehow otherworldly highways, elevated above the surrounding marshland--and a dynamic camera style that lifts the storytelling to operatic heights. Yet another layer of erotic complication is added by the presence of "La Spagnolo" (Elio Marcuzzo), a philosopher-king of vagabonds who--like the director--is at least as infatuated with Girotti's studly beauty as the heroine is. --Richard T. JamesonArt House & International VHS Video
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