The Alcove
Appearance
The Alcove | |
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L'alcova | |
Directed by | Joe D'Amato |
Written by | Ugo Moretti |
Based on | "The Alcove", by Judith Wexley |
Starring | Lilli Carati Laura Gemser |
Cinematography | Joe D'Amato |
Edited by | Franco Alessandri |
Music by | Manuel De Sica |
Production company | Filmirage |
Distributed by | C.R.C. |
Release date |
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Running time | 86 minutes |
Country | Italy |
The Alcove (Italian: L'alcova; also known as Lust), is a 1985 Italian erotic film directed by Joe D'Amato.[2]
The film contains brief hardcore sex footage on a vintage film reel that the film's characters watch. Otherwise, it is a softcore film.[3]
Plot
[edit]It is the year 1936, Italy is in a state of euphoria because of its new African empire. A war veteran returns home from the Second Abyssinian War bringing back a black woman. This situation breaks the monotony and unravels the secret turbulent life of his family.
Cast
[edit]- Lilli Carati as Alessandra
- Annie Belle as Velma
- Laura Gemser as Zerbal
- Al Cliver as Elio
- Roberto Caruso as Furio
- Nello Pazzafini as The Gardener
Release
[edit]The film grossed 335,890,000 L.(US$175,950 – equivalent to $498,452 in 2023) on its release.[2]
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ "La retape - Film italien de Joe D'Amato (1985)" (in Italian). laurentpons.fr. Retrieved Jun 25, 2016.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Roberto Poppi. Dizionario del cinema italiano. Gremese Editore, 1991. ISBN 9788877424235.
- ^ The Alcove.
External links
[edit]- The Alcove at IMDb