1943 · 140 min · NR

Obsession

Name: Obsession
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Released: 1943
Duration: 140 min
Cast: Clara Calamai, Massimo Girotti, Dhia Cristiani, Elio Marcuzzo, Vittorio Duse

Directed by Luchino Visconti · Crime, Drama, Romance

Obsession (1943) is a Crime film, directed by Luchino Visconti set in Po Valley and Ancona during the 1940s.

A film noir, with a bleak tone. Themes of guilt & shame and love & longing run throughout.

Cinematography

Aldo TontiDomenico Scala

Cast

Clara CalamaiMassimo GirottiDhia CristianiElio MarcuzzoVittorio DuseMichele RiccardiniJuan de LandaMichele Sakara

The world of this film

Setting

Where

Po ValleyAncona

Setting

Rural Urban

When

1940s

Premise & themes

Premise

Film Noir

Themes

Guilt & Shame Love & Longing

Tone

Bleak

Shape

Protagonist

Two Hander

Pacing

Slow Burn

Based on

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Obsession

The world of this film

Setting

Premise & themes

Shape

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