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Masoch

Masoch

August 30, 1980
1h 50m
Drama
Critics
85/100
Story
82/100
Acting
88/100
Cinematography
90/100
Soundtrack
80/100

Aurora Rumelin is happy because the noble writer Leopold Sacher-Masoch has asked for her hand. Little by little the marriage goes into crisis mainly because Leopold asks his wife to beat him before sexual relations and to treat him like a slave. Both spouses have lovers and, in the end, the marriage ends in divorce.

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Details

Director
Franco Brogi Taviani
Cast
Paolo Malco, Francesca De Sapio, Fabrizio Bentivoglio, Inga Alexandrova, Remo Remotti, Valeria D'Obici, Claudio Sorrentino, Dario Mazzoli, Stefano Calanchi, Franca Lumachi
Release Date
August 30, 1980
Production
Difilm, Tierre S.A.S.

Rating Distribution

User Ratings

5 Stars65%
1235
4 Stars25%
475
3 Stars8%
152
2 Stars2%
38
1 Stars0%
0
Total: 1,900 ratings

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