L'immoralità - Massimo Pirri (1978)

Director: Massimo Pirri
Writers: Morando Morandini Jr., Federico Tofi, Massimo Pirri
Italy - 1978 - color
Cast: Lisa Gastoni, Howard Ross, Karin Trentephol, Mel Ferrer, Andrea Franchetti, Angela Luce, Wolfango Soldati

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Federico is a child-killer running from the law. Wounded, he is taken in by a 12 year old girl named Simona. Their strange love affair is interrupted by Simona's depressed, oversexed mother Vera, who concocts a plan with Federico to kill her wheelchair-bound, reclusive husband. Simona does not take kindly to this new relationship between Federico and Vera. L'Immoralita is a film that is difficult to pigeonhole into one 'type' of film, but suffice to say it's an entertaining and well worked thriller with enough substance to satisfy most viewers. It's a character study with the character's decisions providing the main points of interest. The two adults of the central cast (with Lisa Gastoni in a great performance) have very distinct elements about their personality that are very easy to dislike, while even the young girl is the not the sweetness and innocence. The way the plot moves is not completely typical and the film does veer off down paths you would not necessarily expect, and that does ensure the film remains interesting throughout. Credit has to go to director Massimo Pirri for keeping the film firmly in 'high class' territory - with such a plot.

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