{"id":79736,"date":"2022-01-02T11:49:14","date_gmt":"2022-01-02T18:49:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=79736"},"modified":"2022-01-02T13:33:19","modified_gmt":"2022-01-02T20:33:19","slug":"ossessione-1943","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=79736","title":{"rendered":"Ossessione (1943)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Living with him is impossible. He&#8217;s so filthy! So false!&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ossessione-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ossessione-Poster-212x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"212\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-79737\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ossessione-Poster-212x300.png 212w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ossessione-Poster-724x1024.png 724w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ossessione-Poster-91x128.png 91w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ossessione-Poster-768x1086.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ossessione-Poster-191x270.png 191w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ossessione-Poster.png 783w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 212px) 100vw, 212px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nWhen an unemployed vagrant (Massimo Girotti) arrives at a cafe owned by a middle-aged man (Juan de Landa), he has an affair with the man&#8217;s unhappy younger wife (Clara Calamai), and the pair soon find themselves plotting to be on their own.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Infidelity<\/li>\n<li>Italian Films<\/li>\n<li>Luchino Visconti Films<\/li>\n<li>Star-Crossed Lovers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nLuchino Visconti&#8217;s debut feature (generally cited as the first neo-realist Italian film) was this loose adaptation of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Postman_Always_Rings_Twice_(novel)\">James M. Cain&#8217;s 1934 novel <em>The Postman Always Rings Twice<\/em><\/a>. Viewers familiar with Hollywood&#8217;s two versions of Cain&#8217;s novel &#8212; <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=5452\">Tay Garnett&#8217;s 1946 MGM classic<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=5462\">Bob Rafelson&#8217;s 1981 remake<\/a> &#8212; will instantly recognize tensions in the opening scenes, as the bored, sexually unfufilled young wife of an older, overweight man is instantly attracted to a hunky stranger arriving at their place of business: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ossessione-Attraction.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ossessione-Attraction-1024x747.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"467\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-79745\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ossessione-Attraction-1024x747.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ossessione-Attraction-300x219.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ossessione-Attraction-128x93.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ossessione-Attraction-768x560.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ossessione-Attraction-370x270.png 370w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ossessione-Attraction.png 1273w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>From there, however, the narrative takes slightly different turns than the more &#8220;faithful&#8221; Hollywood versions. A significant early subplot has Gino leaving to continue his itinerant lifestyle, meeting a young man (Elio Marcuzzo) on a train who offers to pay for his ticket, and who is clearly (though it&#8217;s not explicitly stated) attracted to Girotti: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ossessione-Marcuzo.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ossessione-Marcuzo-1024x745.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"466\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-79746\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ossessione-Marcuzo-1024x745.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ossessione-Marcuzo-300x218.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ossessione-Marcuzo-128x93.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ossessione-Marcuzo-768x559.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ossessione-Marcuzo-371x270.png 371w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ossessione-Marcuzo.png 1279w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A subsequent sequence with the pair in a one-bed hotel room once again indicates Marcuzzo&#8217;s unstated interest:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ossessione-Men.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ossessione-Men-1024x741.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"463\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-79747\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ossessione-Men-1024x741.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ossessione-Men-300x217.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ossessione-Men-128x93.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ossessione-Men-768x556.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ossessione-Men-373x270.png 373w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ossessione-Men.png 1283w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; but Girotti is exclusively obsessed with Calamai, and can&#8217;t stop talking or thinking about her. Sure enough, once they meet again at a carnival, where Girotti is carrying around a sign for Marcuzzo&#8217;s act: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ossessione-Girotti-Sign.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ossessione-Girotti-Sign-1024x748.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"468\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-79753\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ossessione-Girotti-Sign-1024x748.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ossessione-Girotti-Sign-300x219.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ossessione-Girotti-Sign-128x93.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ossessione-Girotti-Sign-768x561.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ossessione-Girotti-Sign-370x270.png 370w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ossessione-Girotti-Sign.png 1283w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and de Landa is about to participate in an amateur singing contest: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ossessione-Singing.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ossessione-Singing-1024x748.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"468\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-79749\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ossessione-Singing-1024x748.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ossessione-Singing-300x219.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ossessione-Singing-128x93.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ossessione-Singing-768x561.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ossessione-Singing-370x270.png 370w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ossessione-Singing.png 1291w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; the wheels of fate are set in motion once again:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ossessione-Meet-Again.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ossessione-Meet-Again-1024x738.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"461\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-79748\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ossessione-Meet-Again-1024x738.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ossessione-Meet-Again-300x216.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ossessione-Meet-Again-128x92.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ossessione-Meet-Again-768x553.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ossessione-Meet-Again-375x270.png 375w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ossessione-Meet-Again.png 1281w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>SPOILERS<\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and we know de Landa is not long for this world. The murder itself takes place off camera &#8212; and other than Girotti being initially interrogated by police at the scene of the car crash: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ossessione-Police.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ossessione-Police-1024x738.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"461\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-79750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ossessione-Police-1024x738.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ossessione-Police-300x216.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ossessione-Police-128x92.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ossessione-Police-768x554.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ossessione-Police-374x270.png 374w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ossessione-Police.png 1283w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; not too much more is made of the crime other than investigators continuing to pursue leads (i.e., there is no big court case, as in Cain&#8217;s novel and both Hollywood versions). Instead, we see Girotti and Calamai&#8217;s fraught love affair gradually falling apart, especially once Girotti learns about Calamai cashing in de Landa&#8217;s life insurance policy, and begins to suspect he&#8217;s been used. When Girotti falls for a flirtatious young ballerina (Dhia Cristiani) he meets at the park: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ossessione-Ice-Cream2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ossessione-Ice-Cream2-1024x742.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"464\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-79751\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ossessione-Ice-Cream2-1024x742.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ossessione-Ice-Cream2-300x217.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ossessione-Ice-Cream2-128x93.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ossessione-Ice-Cream2-768x557.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ossessione-Ice-Cream2-372x270.png 372w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ossessione-Ice-Cream2.png 1287w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a>  <\/p>\n<p>&#8230; tensions between the murderous couple (Girotti and Calamai) naturally rise even higher, eventually leading to the film&#8217;s tragic denouement. The entire story is atmospherically filmed, with good use of natural locales and extras, thus leading to its designation by many (though this is contested) as a prototype of Italian neo-realism. Be sure to check out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/85897\/ossessione#articles-reviews\">TCM&#8217;s article<\/a> for more information on the film&#8217;s production history and challenging release.      <\/p>\n<p><strong>Notable Performances, Qualities, and Moments:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Massimo Girotti as Gino<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ossessione-Girotti3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ossessione-Girotti3-1024x744.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"465\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-79743\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ossessione-Girotti3-1024x744.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ossessione-Girotti3-300x218.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ossessione-Girotti3-128x93.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ossessione-Girotti3-768x558.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ossessione-Girotti3-372x270.png 372w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ossessione-Girotti3.png 1279w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Clara Calamai as Giovanna<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ossessione-Calamai2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ossessione-Calamai2-1024x745.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"466\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-79740\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ossessione-Calamai2-1024x745.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ossessione-Calamai2-300x218.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ossessione-Calamai2-128x93.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ossessione-Calamai2-768x559.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ossessione-Calamai2-371x270.png 371w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ossessione-Calamai2.png 1279w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Juan de Landa as Giuseppe<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ossessione-de-Landa.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ossessione-de-Landa-1024x748.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"468\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-79744\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ossessione-de-Landa-1024x748.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ossessione-de-Landa-300x219.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ossessione-de-Landa-128x93.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ossessione-de-Landa-768x561.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ossessione-de-Landa-370x270.png 370w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ossessione-de-Landa.png 1283w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Atmospheric cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ossessione-Still2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ossessione-Still2-1024x751.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"469\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-79742\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ossessione-Still2-1024x751.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ossessione-Still2-300x220.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ossessione-Still2-128x94.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ossessione-Still2-768x563.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ossessione-Still2-368x270.png 368w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ossessione-Still2.png 1291w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Fine neo-realist location shooting in the Po Delta<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ossessione-Cinematography.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ossessione-Cinematography-1024x749.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"468\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-79741\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ossessione-Cinematography-1024x749.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ossessione-Cinematography-300x219.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ossessione-Cinematography-128x94.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ossessione-Cinematography-768x562.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ossessione-Cinematography-369x270.png 369w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Ossessione-Cinematography.png 1281w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, for its historical significance in Italian cinema, and as a powerful <em>noir<\/em> film. Listed as a film with Historical Importance and a Personal Recommendation in the back of Peary&#8217;s book. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Historically Relevant<\/li>\n<li>Important Director<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> (<span style=\"color:red;font-weight:bold;\">Listed in <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?page_id=1458\"><em>1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die<\/em><\/a><\/span>) <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0035160\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s563ossess.html\">DVD Savant Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/85897\/ossessione#articles-reviews?articleId=59929\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/movies\/ossessione\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Living with him is impossible. He&#8217;s so filthy! So false!&#8221; Synopsis: When an unemployed vagrant (Massimo Girotti) arrives at a cafe owned by a middle-aged man (Juan de Landa), he has an affair with the man&#8217;s unhappy younger wife (Clara Calamai), and the pair soon find themselves plotting to be on their own. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Infidelity Italian Films Luchino Visconti Films Star-Crossed Lovers Review: Luchino Visconti&#8217;s debut feature (generally cited as the first neo-realist Italian film) was&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=79736\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-79736","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.9 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"&quot;Living with him is impossible. 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