Senso '45 (2002)

User Rating:

5.2/10   

Director:

Tinto Brass

Writers:

Camillo Boito (novella "Senso")
Tinto Brass (writer)

Release Date:

12 April 2002 (Italy)

Genre:

Drama | Romance | Thriller

Tagline:

Soredemo hoshii [Japan]

Plot:

Trapped in an unhappy marriage, the wife of a high ranking Fascist official starts a dangerous, self-destructive relationship with a duplicitous S.S. Officer.

Plot Keywords:

Italy | Female Nudity | Vagina | Extramarital Affair | Adulterous Wife

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Anna Galiena	...	Livia Mazzoni
Gabriel Garko	...	Helmut Schultz
Franco Branciaroli	...	Ugo Oggiano
Antonio Salines	...	Carlo
Simona Borioni	...	Elsa
Loredana Cannata	...	Ninetta
Erika Savastani	...	Emilietta
Sabrina Colle
Agostino Nani
Giulia De Gresy
Franco Barbero
Eleonora Mazzoni
Ciro Scalera
Maria Pia Colonnello
Hermann Weisskopf

Also Known As:

Angelo nero (Italy) (working title)
Black Angel (UK)

Runtime:

128 min

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Color:

Black and White | Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Brazil:18 | Italy:VM14 (re-rating) (2004) | South Korea:18 | UK:18 | Mexico:C (re-rating) | Mexico:D | Japan:R-18 | Germany:18 | Italy:VM18

Company:

Cine 2000

Trivia:

The Italian ratings board originally gave the film "no one under 14" rating. Tinto Brass later personally fought for a "no one under 18" rating because he thought that the younger audience would not understand the film's subject matter, but later he agreed to allow a lower rating.

Movie Connections:

Remake of Senso (1954)

What Else Could I Expect From Tinto Brass?

In 1945, while traveling with her lawyer Ugo Oggiano (Franco Branciaroli), who is in love with her, the wealthy forty-one years old Livia Mazzoni (Anna Galiena) recalls her affair with her lover, the German officer Helmut Schultz (Gabriel Garko). Livia is married with the producer Carlo (Antonio Salines), who is twenty-eight years older than she. The sex in their marriage is totally unsatisfactory to Livia. When Livia meets the Helmut, who is also a smuggler addicted in gambling, she feels passion, desire and lust for him, becoming his sex slave, and financially supporting him in the gamble. Later, when she meets him in Venice, dirty secrets about their relationship are disclosed. "Senso '45" has a good story, the cast has a great performance, the photography is beautiful, but I did not like this film. There are too much exposures of the naked actors and actresses, many ridiculous situations, like for example, the party in the brothel, and every situation is a motive for a sex scene. What else could I expect from Tinto Brass? This sick director, who became famous with Caligola, makes this type of soft porn movie only, and I was aware of that. "Senso '45" is only recommended for fans of this director. My vote is five.

Title (Brazil): "Luxúria" ("Lust")