Obsession

Obsession
  • Release date: 24 May 1949
  • Release year: 1943
  • Runtime: 140 minutes
  • Country: Italy
  • Keywords: infidelity, murder, homoeroticism, homosexual, passion, money, death, greed, based on novel, nihilism
Plot:
Condemned to a loveless marriage, the dejected housewife, Giovanna, sees a ray of light shine in her miserable life when the alluring vagabond, Gino, happens upon her boorish husband's truck-stop roadhouse. Unexpectedly, the attraction between the unhappy woman and the enigmatic stranger is as fascinating as it is irresistible--and in the desperate plight of a sinful whirlwind romance--before long, an all-consuming passion will demand a cathartic means of escape. However, is there a way to flee guilt's damned prison?
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