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Plot: Ossessione isn't just the finest film version of The Postman Always Rings Twice, James M. Cain's classic tale of murder, betrayal, and erotic obsession; it's also the first masterpiece o...( read more read more... )f Italian neorealism and a key historical precursor of film noir. A handsome drifter (Massimo Girotti) fetches up at an isolated roadhouse, gets mutually besotted with the proprietor's sultry wife (Clara Calamai), and has soon carried out a plot to murder the older man in an apparent off-road accident. That's only the beginning, of course. In his directorial debut, Luchino Visconti weaves a sensuous, tragic spell, born equally of the stark, sun-struck settings--especially those utterly realistic yet somehow otherworldly highways, elevated above the surrounding marshland--and a dynamic camera style that lifts the storytelling to operatic heights. Yet another layer of erotic complication is added by the presence of "La Spagnolo" (Elio Marcuzzo), a philosopher-king of vagabonds who--like the director--is at least as infatuated with Girotti's studly beauty as the heroine is. --Richard T. Jameson

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  • brooklynspo
    brooklynspo
    4.5 Stars
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    July 28, 2008
    Wow, made in Italy in 1943, smack in the middle of WWII - this movie is fiendishly great - sucks you right in. Also, was this Massimo Girotti fellow ever on a Smiths cover? Cuz he freakin should have been. Great exterior street scene shots - w/ wonderful fluid camera movement.
  • rubystevens
    rubystevens
    4.5 Stars
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    June 19, 2008
    this italian adaptation of the postman always rings twice predates both the american version and double indemnity. i have to say i think i prefer it to the turner/garfield film and it doesn't hurt that massimo girotti looks like a young paul newman :) visconti's first film is a near masterpiece
  • daghka
    daghka
    5.0 Stars
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    August 18, 2007
    A very good film, really one where you start seeing the neorealismo that would come full blown later on. IT's not a brilliant film, but the style and the camera are all so well handled that you're just tempted to watch other Visconti films now. The entire focus on being bleak and every shot is filled with despair. A fine film.
  • maxwellshammer2
    maxwellshammer2
    4.0 Stars
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    May 17, 2007
    Not my favourite by Visconti, but still a classic of Italian cinema and the best adaptation of the Postman Always Rings Twice that you're likely to see.
  • valentina3
    valentina3
    4.0 Stars
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    March 6, 2007
    some think this film signed the beginning of italian "neorealismo".... if you're in the mood, watchvisconti's "la terra trema" a proper neorealistic film and tell me what you think

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