Peccati a Venezia (1980)
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Marisa Mell, Gianni Dei, Dora Calindri, Laura Levi, Gino Cassani, Leonora Fani
A family friend’s arrival at a Venetian villa stirs a household’s tangled desires.
The story
In decadent Venice, very young Franca, a family friend, arrives at a villa where Melissa lives with her cousin Gianni and their elderly aunt Adele. Before long, the household is thrown into turmoil: Melissa secretly desires Gianni and cannot bear to see his attention turn to the beautiful guest. Adele is disturbed as she watches the tangled affairs unfold, while Franca also tries to seduce Melissa. With Franca’s arrival setting these overlapping attractions against one another, the residents face an increasingly tense domestic situation.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
In a decadent Venice, the very young Franca, a family friend, arrives at the villa where Melissa, a beautiful woman in her prime, lives with her cousin Gianni and their elderly, paralyzed aunt Adele. Before long, the lives of the three are thrown into turmoil: Melissa, who secretly desires Gianni, cannot bear to see him turn his attention to their beautiful guest, while the aunt is even more disturbed as she helplessly watches the affairs unfold (Franca also tries to seduce Melissa). When the aunt, unable to tolerate Franca’s shameless behavior, slaps her, Franca lies motionless on the floor. Convinced she has killed her, Melissa throws Franca’s body into the sea with Gianni’s help. The commissioner in charge of the investigation immediately realizes that something about the story does not add up: in fact, Franca, who had a heart condition, died of fright when her paralyzed, mute aunt suddenly burst into her room.
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