Diavolo in corpo (1986)

Director:

Marco Bellocchio

Writers:

Marco Bellocchio (story) &
Enrico Palandri (story) ...
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Release Date:

22 May 1987 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Plot:

An Italian high school student becomes infatuated with a woman he sees outside his class window. Her...

Plot Keywords:

Student | Class | High School | Court | Italy

Cast

Maruschka Detmers	...	Giulia
Federico Pitzalis	...	Andrea
Anita Laurenzi	...	Mrs. Pulcini
Alberto Di Stasio	...	Professor Raimondi
Riccardo De Torrebruna	...	Giacomo Pulcini
Catherine Diamant	...	Mrs. Raimondi
Anna Orso	...	Mrs. Dozza
Lidia Broccolino	...	Terrorist
Stefano Abbati	...	Terrorist
Claudio Botosso	...	Don Pisacane
Germano Basile
Brunella Casolari
Luciano D'Amico
Lorenzo D'Avanzo
Raffaele De Nuccio
Riccardo Diana
Viviana Fedeli Andri
Francesco Firpo
Doris Gean Foster
Claudio Lorimer
Marco Maggioni
Alessandro Partexano
Claudio Picariello
Riccardo Plati
Oreste Rotundo
Pietro Sanavio
Claudio Spadaro
Maria Toesca
Roberto Tozzi

Directed by
Marco Bellocchio

Writing credits
Marco Bellocchio		(story) &
Enrico Palandri		(story)
Marco Bellocchio		(screenplay)
Ennio De Concini		(screenplay collaboration)

Produced by
Leo Pescarolo	....	producer

Original Music by
Carlo Crivelli

Cinematography by
Giuseppe Lanci

Film Editing by
Mirco Garrone

Production Design by
Andrea Crisanti

Costume Design by
Lina Nerli Taviani

Makeup Department
Luciana Maria Costanzi	....	hair stylist (as Luciana Costanzi)
Cesare Paciotti	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Angelo Barbagallo	....	production manager
Stefano Bolzoni	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Marzio Casa	....	first assistant director
Roberta Colombo	....	assistant director

Art Department
Ferdinando Codognotto	....	sculptures
Maria Cristina Pedri	....	assistant production designer

Sound Department
Tonino Anastasi	....	sound mixer
Luciano Anzellotti	....	sound effects editor
Massimo Anzellotti	....	sound effects editor
Liliana Drago	....	dubbing assistant
Tullio Petricca	....	boom operator
Marco Streccioni	....	sound engineer
Alessandro Zanon	....	sound mixer

Camera and Electrical Department
Bruno Bruni	....	still photographer
Fabio Conversi	....	camera operator
Luigi Conversi	....	first assistant camera
Fabio De Meis	....	electrician
Riccardo Serravalli	....	grip
Fabrizio Vicari	....	assistant camera

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Giorgio Armani	....	costumes: Maruschka Detmers
Maria Rita Barbera	....	assistant costume designer

Editorial Department
Lucia Deidda	....	assistant editor
Antonella Gazzola	....	assistant editor
Antonella Macchi	....	assistant editor
Rita Triunveri	....	assistant editor

Other crew
Fabiola Banzi	....	production secretary
Anna Cesareni	....	voice dubbing: Maruschka Detmers
Lucilla Clementelli	....	continuity
Franco Penna	....	production accountant

Thanks
Massimo Fagioli	....	dedicatee

Production Companies

• L.P. Film
• Film Sextile (co-production)
• Istituto Luce (associate production)
• Ital-Noleggio Cinematografico (associate production)

Distributors

• Istituto Luce (1986) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Bac Films (1986) (France) (theatrical)
• Cine Saison (1987) (Japan) (theatrical)
• NoShame Films (2005) (USA) (theatrical) (re-release)
• Orion Classics (1987) (USA) (theatrical) (subtitled)
• Kinokuniya (2005) (Japan) (DVD)
• Mya Communication (2009) (USA) (DVD)
• NoShame Films (2005) (USA) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Annamode  costumes
• Burma  jewelry by (as BURMA Roma-Milano)
• C.D.S.  sound re-recording
• Cinesicurtà  insurance
• Ditta Rancati  costumes (as Rancati)
• E.C.E.  camera equipment provided by
• Fendi  furs
• Giorgio Armani  wardrobe: Gli abiti della Sig.ra Maruschka Detmers sono gi
• Intesa  press agency
• Moviecam 2000  titles and opticals
• R.E.C.  lighting equipment provided by
• Telecolor  post-production facilities
• Trasporti Cinematografici Tranquilli (TCT)  transportation
• Wonderland Studios  score recorded at

Also Known As:

Devil in the Flesh (USA)
Le diable au corps (France)

Runtime:

114 min | Germany:110 min (cut) | Argentina:112 min (cut)

Country:

Italy | France

Language:

Italian

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:12 | Argentina:18 | USA:Unrated (uncut version) (DVD) | Italy:VM18 | Finland:K-18 | France:-12 | USA:R (cut) | USA:X | West Germany:18 (w) | Canada:R (Ontario)

Filming Locations:

Rome, Lazio, Italy

Company:

L.P. Film

Trivia:

Not related to Claude Autant-Lara's Le diable au corps (1947).

Movie Connections:

Featured in Indie Sex: Extremes (2007) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Body On Fire

See it alone and bring a towel

I watched "the original X-rated theatrical version" (gee, lucky me) and I can tell you Maruschka Detmers has headlights that point very sharply in the direction they want to go. She is also very pretty, although I'm not sure she is prettier than her co-star, Federico Pitzalis. Clearly, she is taller. Yes, this is a very sexy movie, which some might say is its raison d'etre, but that's really beside the point. What matters here is school-boy wish fulfillment, a little self-indulgence by Director Marco Bellocchio.

Well, why not? It isn't often that the boy gets the beautiful woman, especially when in competition with his suave father, a handsome and distinguished psychiatrist, and her fiancé, a well-heeled and attractive terrorist. I mean, this could happen, couldn't it?

I didn't see the original French version of 1946, in which the terrorist was a soldier in World War I. I understand it was better. I'm willing to bet that Bellocchio saw it and had the sort of relationship with it that a later generation had with Star Wars, e.g., and just had to relive the fantasy.

Nonetheless, and having said all that, this is not a bad movie. I'm not sure who is supposed to be the "devil in the flesh," but Maruschka is worth the price of the ticket and then some.