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Dark Side of Love (The)

Country: Italy, Language: Italian, 91 mins

Original Title

Fotografando Patrizia
  • Director: Salvatore Samperi
  • Writer: Massimo di Luzio; Riccardo Ghione
  • Producer: Pietro Innocenzi

CGiii Comment

Not your typical erotica...

The Venetian backdrop makes it look more stylish than it is. The incestuous 'taboo' makes it more interesting than it actually is...but, it's not incest, the are not blood related.

Nothing that will raise your eyebrows!


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The(ir) Blurb...

Patrizia returns home, after the death of the caretaker of her younger teen stepbrother, Emilio, who's positively handicapped. Emilio spends his time locked his bedroom, reading and watching hardcore porn. Soon, the relationship between them becomes turbulent, based on their erotic talk.

Cast & Characters

Monica Guerritore as Patrizia Viani;
Lorenzo Lena as Emilio Viani;
Gianfranco Manfredi as Franco Alessi-Emilio's Teacher;
Gilla Novak as Michelle-The Model;
Saverio Vallone as Arrigo-Patrizia's Lover;
Svevo Samperi;
Raffaele Fornaro;
Emanuele Fornaro;
Andrea Trevisan;
Matteo Briga;
Francesco Narducci as English Buyer