L'innocente (1976)

Director:

Luchino Visconti

Writers:

Gabriele D'Annunzio (novel)
Suso Cecchi d'Amico (written by) ...

Release Date:

11 January 1979 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

Luchino Visconti's Epic Final Film [DVD Australia]

Plot:

Luchino Visconti's last film based on a novella by Gabrielle d'Annunzio is a haunting account of aristocratic...

Plot Keywords:

1800s | Fencing | Unfaithfulness | Affair | Author

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Giancarlo Giannini	...	Tullio Hermil
Laura Antonelli	...	Giuliana Hermil
Jennifer O'Neill	...	Teresa Raffo
Rina Morelli	...	Tullio's Mother
Massimo Girotti	...	Count Stefano Egano
Didier Haudepin	...	Federico Hermil
Marie Dubois	...	The Princess
Roberta Paladini	...	Miss Elviretta
Claude Mann	...	The Prince
Marc Porel	...	Filippo d'Arborio
Philippe Hersent
Elvira Cortese
Siria Betti
Enzo Musumeci Greco
Alessandra Vazzoler

Also Known As:

L'innocent (France)
The Innocent
The Intruder

Runtime:

Italy:125 min | USA:112 min | Argentina:128 min

Country:

Italy | France

Language:

Italian

Colour:

Colour (Cosmovision)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Italy:VM14 | Australia:M | Argentina:16 | Finland:K-16 | UK:15 | USA:R | West Germany:16 | UK:X (original rating)

Filming Locations:

Rome, Lazio, Italy

Company:

Rizzoli Film

Trivia:

Director Luchino Visconti intended the title roles to be played by Alain Delon and Romy Schneider. But Delon was under long-term contract, and the $1,000,000 that his producers wanted to release him was considered too much; and Schneider was pregnant at the time, so Visconti had to work with Laura Antonelli, and the little-known Giancarlo Giannini.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Costumes from the Films of Visconti (1978)

Soundtrack:

Giochi d'acqua a Villa d'Este

An Intense and Slow Drama, Having a Wonderful and Detailed Reconstitution of a Period

In the Nineteenth Century, in Italy, the atheist and aristocrat Tullio Hermil (Giancarlo Giannini) is married with Giuliana Hermil (Laura Antonelli) and has a paramour, Teresa Raffo (Jennifer O'Neill). He decides to leave his wife and to stay with Teresa, but after a period, she dispenses with him. Tullio comes back to his wife, but she had an affair with a writer, friend of his brother, and is pregnant. Tullio asks Giuliana to make an abort, but she refuses. When the child is born, Tullio hates him, but Giuliana tries to protect the baby. In the end, a tragedy happens. This movie is an intense drama, and certainly not indicated for a general public. The cast has an outstanding performance under the magnificent direction of Luchino Visconti. The movie shows also a wonderful and very detailed reconstitution of the Italian aristocracy in the Nineteenth Century. The very sad story does not bring redemption to any character. In Brazil, it is only available on VHS, but it deserves to be offered to the viewers by the distributors on DVD, to highlight the beauty of the scenes. My vote is eight.

Title (Brazil): `O Inocente' (`The Innocent')