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Ossessione
Original film poster
Directed by
Luchino Visconti
Screenplay by
Luchino Visconti Mario Alicata Giuseppe De Santis Gianni Puccini Uncredited: Alberto Moravia Antonio Pietrangeli
Based on
The Postman Always Rings Twice 1934 novel by James M. Cain (uncredited)
Produced by
Libero Solaroli
Starring
Clara Calamai Massimo Girotti Juan de Landa
Cinematography
Aldo Tonti Domenico Scala
Edited by
Mario Serandrei
Music by
Giuseppe Rosati
Production company
Industrie Cinematografiche Italiane
Distributed by
Industrie Cinematografiche Italiane
Release date
16 May 1943 (1943-05-16)
Running time
135 minutes
Country
Italy
Language
Italian
Ossessione ([ossesˈsjoːne], "Obsession") is a 1943 Italian crime drama film directed and co-written by Luchino Visconti, in his directorial debut. It is an unauthorized and uncredited adaptation of the 1934 novel The Postman Always Rings Twice by American author James M. Cain, and stars Clara Calamai, Massimo Girotti, and Juan de Landa in the leading roles. It is often considered to be the first Italian neorealist film,[1][2] though there is some debate about whether such a categorization is accurate.[3][4]
Banned and ostracized by the Fascist regime during its initial release, the Italian Ministry of Culture has since placed Ossessione on its list of 100 Italian films to be saved,[5] distinguishing films which "changed the collective memory of the country between 1942 and 1978."
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^Heller-Nicholas, Alexandra (26 July 2020). ""I'm No Lady" and the Tramp: Luchino Visconti's Ossessione – Senses of Cinema". Retrieved 3 June 2023.
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^"Deep focus: The roots of neorealism | Sight & Sound". British Film Institute. 7 May 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
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