The Sinner (1975 film)
The Sinner (Italian: La peccatrice) is a 1975 Italian romantic drama film co-written and directed by Pier Ludovico Pavoni.
Cast
- Zeudi Araya as Debrha
- Francisco Rabal as 'the Turk'
- Franco Gasparri as Michele
- Clara Calamai as Turk's wife
- Ettore Manni as Santuzzo
- Alain Le Grand as Salvatore Santalena
- Rita Forzano as Inuzza
- Sonia Viviani as Carmelina
- Gianni Ottaviani as 'the Mute'
Production
The film was a produced by P.A.C.[1] It was the last film of Clara Calamai and the last film directed by Pavoni.[1]
Reception
Italian film critic Marco Giusti described the film as "remarkable", a "curious Matarazzata with a fine cast and a Zeudi Araya at her best".[1] Antonio Guastella from Nocturno described it as a "turgidly retro" and more socially engaged variation of Pavoni's previous effort Amore libero - Free Love.[2] He wrote "Interesting in the beginning [...] it loses its way in the second half, becoming rushed and sluggish, despite its excellent sets and a particularly evocative music interspersed with singer-songwriter Rosa Balistreri's voice".[2] According to Paolo Mereghetti, the film is midway between art cinema and fotoromanzo, with too many stereotypes about the fatalism, attitude, and immobility of Sicily.[3]
References
- ^ a b c Giusti, Marco (1999). "La peccatrice". Dizionario dei film italiani stracult. Sperling & Kupfer. p. 559. ISBN 8820029197.
- ^ a b Guastella, Antonio (April 2005). "La peccatrice". Nocturno Dossier. 35: 24–5.
- ^ Mereghetti, Paolo (2010). "La peccatrice". Il Mereghetti 2011. Vol. 2. Baldini Castoldi Dalai. ISBN 978-88-6073-626-0.
External links
- The Sinner at IMDb
