Maddalena (1971 film)

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Maddalena
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Directed by Jerzy Kawalerowicz
Written bySergio Bazzini
Jerzy Kawalerowicz
Produced byFranco Clementi
Joseph Fryd
Starring Lisa Gastoni
Eric Woofe
Ivo Garrani
Cinematography Gábor Pogány
Edited by Franco Arcalli
Music by Ennio Morricone
Distributed byInternational Coproductions (U.S)
Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (Italy)
Release dates
Running time
113 minutes
Countries Italy
Yugoslavia
LanguagesItalian
English

Maddalena, also known as The Devil in Maddalena, is a 1971 drama film directed by Jerzy Kawalerowicz and starring Lisa Gastoni, Eric Woofe and Ivo Garrani. [2] The film features a notable score by Ennio Morricone, including the composition, "Chi Mai". A co-production between the Italian company Unitas Film and Yugoslavian company Bosna Film, it premiered in November 1971 in New York City, but its release in Italy was delayed until 1972 due to censorship issues. [3]

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Plot

Maddalena is a young free-spirited woman who attends erotic parties while separated from her husband who won’t grant her a divorce, after an apparent car accident. She is prone to strange and erotic themed flashbacks, some with biblical significance, which blur the line between reality and her own fantasies. At a party a blindfolded priest is led before her, and she decides to try to seduce him, seeing him as perhaps her salvation.

Cast

Production

Music

Despite featuring one of Morricone's best-known pieces, "Chi Mai", much of the score is described as "more psychedelic, with lots of percussion, vocalization and experimentation." [4] Lisa Gastoni herself sings on the composition, "Chi Mai", while regular collaborators, Bruno Nicolai, Edda Dell'Orso, and Alessandro Alessandroni also perform on the score. [5]

Release

Home media

One 7 Movies released Maddalena on Blu-ray on September 21, 2021. [6]

References

  1. ↑ "Maddalena: New Italian Film Is At the Juliet". The New York Times . November 20, 1971. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Maddelena (1971)". BFI. Archived from the original on November 19, 2020. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
  3. ↑ Lupi, Gordiano (February 14, 2021). ""Maddalena", a dreamlike film from the 1970s with the music of Morricone". Il Salto della Quaglia. Archived from the original on December 7, 2023. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Maddelana (50th Anniversary)". Intermezzo Media. 10 December 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2023.[ permanent dead link ]
  5. ↑ "Ennio Morricone Maddalena OST". Light in the Attic Records . Archived from the original on 21 August 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  6. ↑ "The Devil in Maddalena Blu-ray". Blu-ray.com. Retrieved 21 August 2023.


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