Ossessione
Luchino Visconti / IT, 1943 / 139 min.
Second film version of the The Postman Always Rings Twice theme, about two lovers who dump their spouses, only to jump from the frying pan into the fire. Everyday reality is exposed in many degrees of humiliation. This film inspired Ivo van Hove to create the play Ossesione. See the exhibition All About Theatre About Film.
Ivo van Hove: “Everyone wants to live a passionate life. This script shows that this is all but impossible, as passion is like the sea, which gives and takes away again, an all-consuming force. This idea of fearing something while at the same time desiring it, for me, is the underlying story at the heart of Obsession.”
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Director
Luchino Visconti
Production year
1943
Country
IT
Original title
Ossessione
Length
139 min.
Language
Italian
Subtitles
ENG
Format
DCP
Part of
All About Theatre About Film
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