Artefacts

Ossessione

Artefact Type:

film

Description:
This renowned drama film marked the directorial debut of Luchino Visconti, clearly influenced by Jean Renoir and French realism, and paved the way for the advent of Neorealism, particularly in the unflattering way it depicts characters and environments. A vagrant arrives at an inn in a godforsaken town of the Po Valley, decides to stay, and becomes the lover of the owner's wife. She convinces her lover to kill her old and unwanted husband faking a car accident, but from that moment fear and regret torment the couple.

Duration (mins):
135
Release Date:
1943-05-16
Director:
> Luchino Visconti
Assistant Director:
> Giuseppe De Santis
Composer:
> Giuseppe Rosati
Screenwriter:
> Mario Alicata
Screenwriter:
> Gianni Puccini
Screenwriter:
> Antonio Pietrangeli
Scenic Designer:
> Gino Franzi
Actor:
> Massimo Girotti
Actor:
> Clara Calamai
Actor:
> Juan Pisón Pagoaga y Landa (known as 'Juan De Landa')
Actor:
> Elio Marcuzzo
Actor:
> Dhia Cristiani
Production Company:
> I.C.I.
Genre:
> Drama

Tags: Autonomy Internationalism New artist Individuality Modern realism Popular culture Historicity

Themes:

Pre-Neorealism