Ritratto di borghesia in nero
| Ritratto di borghesia in nero | |
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 Cover for the 2012 DVD release | |
| Directed by | Tonino Cervi |
| Music by | Vince Tempera |
| Cinematography | Armando Nannuzzi |
| Edited by | Nino Baragli |
Release dates |
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| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
Ritratto di borghesia in nero (also known as Nest of Vipers and Portrait of a Bourgeois in Black) is a 1978 Italian drama film directed by Tonino Cervi.[1] It is based on the short story The Piano Teacher by Roger Peyrefitte.[2][3]
Cast
- Senta Berger: Carla Richter
- Ornella Muti: Elena Mazzarini
- Mattia Sbragia: Edoardo Mazzarini
- Stefano Patrizi: Mattia Morandi
- Capucine: Amalia Mazzarini
- Paolo Bonacelli: Riccardo Mazzarini
- Giuliana Calandra: Conservatory teacher
- Giancarlo Sbragia: Maffei, the patriarch
- Maria Monti: Linda
- Eros Pagni: Police Commissioner
- Christian Borromeo: Renato Richter
Plot
The film is set in the Venice of the 1930s, against a background of rising fascism. A music-student, Matthias, mixes with the town's bourgeoisie and falls in love with a mature teacher, Carla, the mother of his friend Renato, and then with his young colleague, Elena. The themes include blackmail, betrayal, seduction, and eventually murder.
There is a notable sapphic scene between Senta Berger and Ornella Muti.[4]
Release
The film, which has an 18 rating, was released on DVD in 2012.[5]
References
- ↑ John Willis; Daniel C. Blum. Screen World , Volume 31. Crown Publishers, 1980.
- ↑ Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Mario Pecorari; Enrico Lancia (1996). Dizionario del cinema italiano. Gremese. ISBN 8876059695.
- ↑ Goble, Alan (1999). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. p. 367. ISBN 9783110951943.
- ↑ Ritratto di borghesia in nero, dvd, EAN-13 8032706213271
- ↑ Amazon.it
External links
- Ritratto di borghesia in nero at the Internet Movie Database
- Ritratto di borghesia in nero (1978) at cb01.eu, with video clip
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