Devil in the Flesh (1986 film)

Devil in the Flesh
English-language theatrical poster
Directed by	Marco Bellocchio
Produced by	Leo Pescarolo
Screenplay by	Marco Bellocchio Ennio De Concini Enrico Palandri
Based on	Le Diable au corps by Raymond Radiguet
Starring	Maruschka Detmers Federico Pitzalis
Music by	Carlo Crivelli
Cinematography	Giuseppe Lanci
Editing by	Mirco Garrone
Distributed by	Bac Films
Release date(s)	April 22, 1986
Running time	114 min
Country
Language	Italian

DVD cover for Devil in the Flesh

Devil in the Flesh (Original title: Il diavolo in corpo) is an Italian film released in 1986 and directed by Marco Bellocchio.

An adaptation of Raymond Radiguet’s novel Le Diable au corps, the film stars Federico Pitzalis as a high school student who falls in love with an older woman (played by Maruschka Detmers).

Storyline

An Italian high school student named Andrea becomes infatuated with Giulia, an older woman he sees outside his classroom window. Giulia's fiance, a leftist radical, has been jailed and is currently on trial for political crimes. Andrea and Giulia meet, and begin rendezvousing at her apartment, where a sexual relationship quickly unfolds. The situation is complicated when the fiance's mother becomes suspicious. Andrea's father (who also happens to be the woman's psychiatrist) finally intervenes.

Onscreen sexuality

One of the more notable aspects of the film, is an extended (though darkly lit) scene in which Maruschka Detmers performs fellatio on Federico Pitzalis.^[1]

References

1. ^ Canby, Vincent (1987-05-29). "Movie Review – Devil in the Flesh – NYTimes.com". Movies.nytimes.com. http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9B0DE3DA143FF93AA15756C0A961948260. Retrieved 2011-03-01. 

External links

• Devil in the Flesh at the Internet Movie Database