Bambola
| Bambola | |
|---|---|
 Italian theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Bigas Luna |
| Written by |
Bigas Luna Cesare Frugoni |
| Starring | Valeria Marini |
| Music by | Lucio Dalla |
| Cinematography | Fabio Conversi |
Release date | 1996 |
| Language | Italian |
Bambola (also spelled Bámbola) is a 1996 French-Spanish-Italian erotic melodrama film written and directed by Bigas Luna.
Cast
- Valeria Marini as Mina, aka "Bambola"
- Stefano Dionisi as Flavio
- Jorge Perugorría as Furio
- Manuel Bandera as Settimio
- Antonino Iuorio as Ugo
- Anita Ekberg as Mother Greta
Controversy
Because of the many scenes of sexual abuse, the film was R-rated, something that caused the ire of lead actress Valeria Marini, who asserted that she had been promised the cut of the three more explicit scenes and a ban for just people under 14 years.[1] The actress therefore sued the producer Marco Poccioni demanding the immediate withdrawal of the film, but her request was eventually rejected.[2]
Reception
The film received extremely negative criticism. Film critic Morando Morandini referred to it as "the most silly, foolish and amateurish film of Bigas Luna",[3] while Paolo Mereghetti was even tougher, saying he "never have come out of a movie theater with a much deeper discomfort."[4]
References
- ↑ "Valeria vietata ai 18: ritirate la mia Bambola". Corriere della Sera. 20 September 1996.
- ↑ "Valeria Marini ha perso la causa per Bambola". Adnkronos. 21 November 1997.
- ↑ Laura Morandini; Luisa Morandini; Morando Morandini. Il Morandini 2011. Dizionario dei film. Zanichelli, 2010. ISBN 8808227227.
- ↑ Paolo Mereghetti. Il Mereghetti - Dizionario dei film. B.C. Dalai Editore, 2010. ISBN 8860736269.