Escalation (1968)
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Lino Capolicchio, Claudine Auger, Gabriele Ferzetti, Didi Perego
A young hippie’s father, frustrated by his son’s rejection of the family business, sends him for psychological treatment.
The story
Luca Lambertenghi is a young hippie whose industrialist father cannot accept his choices and repeatedly tries, with little success, to interest him in the family company. His father eventually sends him for psychological treatment with a doctor, Carla Maria Manini. Luca soon falls in love with the psychologist, who sees in him the possibility of rapid social advancement.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Luca Lambertenghi is a young hippie and the son of a small-time industrialist. His father cannot stand his son’s choice and tries in every way, with little success, to interest him in the fortunes of his company. In the end, he decides to send Luca for psychological treatment with a beautiful doctor, Carla Maria Manini. Luca soon falls in love with the psychologist, who sees in him the possibility of rapid social advancement. The two marry, but Luca realizes that his young wife does not love him, so he decides to poison her with mushrooms they gathered together on an outing. After killing his wife, Luca performs a mystical ritual over her corpse and then, after it has been burned, scatters her ashes. The police fail to identify Luca as his wife’s killer, and so the young man, finally integrated into society, can take his father’s place at the helm of the family business.
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