In the 1860s, Giorgio (Giraudeau), a young Italian soldier, is sent to a remote post, far away from his lover, Clara (Antonelli). He is lodged in the house of the colonel (Girotti). He becames friends with the colonel and the local doctor (Trintignant). Among the inhabitants of the house there is a strange young woman: Fosca (dObici) who is both unattractive and mad. However, she has a passion that Giorgio will have to cope with.
1981
HD
117min
Italy
Italian
Ettore Scola
Valeria D'Obici
Bernard Giraudeau
Bernard Blier
Massimo Girotti
Laura Antonelli
Jean-Louis Trintignant
Sandro Ghiani
Saverio Vallone
Gerardo Amato
italy
illness
19th century
soldier
obsession
duel
lovers separated
