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The Innocent

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6.8/10 • 111

1976-05-182h 10m

DramaRomance

Visconti's Sensual Epic of a Diabolical Marriage

Tullio Hermil is a chauvinist aristocrat who flaunts his mistress to his wife, but when he believes she has been unfaithful he becomes enamored of her again.

Directors
Luchino Visconti
Editors
Ruggero Mastroianni

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  1. Giancarlo Giannini

    Giancarlo Giannini

    Tullio Hermil

  2. Laura Antonelli

    Laura Antonelli

    Giuliana Hermil

  3. Rina Morelli

    Rina Morelli

    Tullio's Mother

  4. Massimo Girotti

    Massimo Girotti

    Count Stefano Egano

  5. Didier Haudepin

    Didier Haudepin

    Federico Hermil

  6. Marie Dubois

    Marie Dubois

    The Princess

  7. Roberta Paladini

    Roberta Paladini

    Miss Elviretta

  8. Claude Mann

    Claude Mann

    The Prince

  9. Marc Porel

    Marc Porel

    Filippo d'Arborio

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CinemaSerf

Jun 3, 2023

6/10

There can be no doubt that Luchino Visconti was a master at putting together a film with class, style and beauty - and this is no different. A magnificent score from Franco Mannino (with plenty of classical assistance) and some fabulous cinematography from Pasqualiono de Santis breath much life into this - but not enough to compensate for a rather flawed, empty story with three really rather underwhelming performances. Tullio Hermil is "Giancarlo" a rather shallow pig of a man, who is married to Laura Antonelli ("Giuliana") and lives in their grand country palace whilst he constantly parades his glamorous mistress Jennifer O'Neill ("Teresa") for all to see. When he begins to suspect, however, that his wife has been ploughing her own furrow, he begins to get jealous and as with so many in the situation yearns for what he can no longer have. There is a real inevitability about how it will end and although our route to this denouement is bestrewn with gorgeousness and chic, Antonelli constantly reminded me of Anne Bancroft without, regrettably, the sophistication and charm and O'Neill, though certainly beautiful was almost as shallow as her paramour.

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Status
Released
Original Language
Italian
Budget
--
Revenue
$13,430,709.00
Keywords
suicidefascismeroticismaristocratillegitimate sonturn of the century