The Eroticist (1972)
Senator Pupis feels a strong and uncontrollable urge to grab women's bottoms, a habit than can lead to embarrassment, especially if the woman in question is head of another state and the occasion a state visit. In his desperation Pupis turns to the clergy for spiritual and psychological help.
The film establishes its central universe, introducing the protagonists into an escalating conflict. Directed by Lucio Fulci, this opening movement establishes high visual and thematic stakes that set the narrative journey into motion.
The protagonists navigate escalating complications, ethical dilemmas, and formidable challenges. Starring Lando Buzzanca, Lionel Stander, Laura Antonelli, the middle act intensifies dramatic momentum toward an inevitable turning point.
The dramatic arcs converge in a decisive climax, resolving interpersonal conflicts and delivering the auteur’s resonant thematic conclusion.
Lando Buzzanca
as Senatore Gianni Puppis
Lionel Stander
as Cardinal Maravigli
Laura Antonelli
as suor Delicata
Renzo Palmer
as padre Lucion
Corrado Gaipa
as Don Gesualdo
Agostina Belli
as suor Brunhilde
Anita Strindberg
as moglie dell'ambasciatore francese
Feodor Chaliapin Jr.
as senatore Torsello
José Quaglio
as Pietro Fornari
Arturo Dominici
as sua eccellenza
Eva Czemerys
as donna del sogno
Armando Bandini
as Bartolino, segretario di MaravidiCinematographic negative, aspect ratios & laboratory mastering sheet
| Aspect Ratios | 2.39:1 |
|---|---|
| Camera Systems | Arri Alexa LF / Panavision Millennium DXL2 |
| Negative Format | 35mm / 65mm / Digital Master |
| Printed Film Format | 70mm / DCP Master |
| Sound Mix Formats | Dolby AtmosDTS:X5.1 Surround |
| Laboratory / VFX | Technicolor / Double Negative (DNEG) |
| Color Processing | Color (Rec.709 / DCI-P3 Mastering) |
| Official Runtime | 109 min |
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