''The Sinner'' () is a 1975 Italian romantic drama film co-written and directed by

Pier Ludovico Pavoni Pier Ludovico Pavoni (born 25 April 1926) is an Italian cinematographer, director, producer and screenwriter. Born in Rome, Pavoni graduated from the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia as a camera operator in 1948 and started working in severa ...

Cast

* Zeudi Araya as Debrha *

Francisco Rabal Francisco Rabal Valera (8 March 1926 – 29 August 2001), popularly known as Paco Rabal, was a Spanish actor. His career spanned more than 200 film and television roles, between 1942 and 2001. He received numerous accolades both in Spain and abro ...

as 'the Turk' *

Franco Gasparri Franco Gasparri (31 October 1948 – 28 March 1999) was an Italian actor. Born Gianfranco Gasparri in Senigallia, the son of the painter and film poster artist Rodolfo, Gasparri started his career as a child actor, appearing in several pepl ...

as Michele *

Clara Calamai Clara Calamai (7 September 1909 – 21 September 1998) was an Italian actress. Career Calamai was born in Prato, Tuscany, on 7 September 1909. Calamai's first acting role was in the 1938 war film ''Pietro Micca'', directed by Aldo Vergano. I ...

as Turk's wife *

Ettore Manni Ettore Manni (6 May 1927 – 27 July 1979) was an Italian actor, active in film and television from 1952 and 1979. He was a popular leading man during the 1950’s and ‘60s, when he was a star of the peplum genre. In the following decade, ...

as Santuzzo * Alain Le Grand as Salvatore Santalena * Rita Forzano as Inuzza *

Sonia Viviani Sonia Viviani is a retired Italian actress and glamour model who is foremost known for her appearances in the Italian exploitation cinema and two films of acclaim in Turkey in the 1970s. Film career Viviani met with cinema at an early age due t ...

as Carmelina *Gianni Ottaviani as 'the Mute'

Production

The film was a produced by P.A.C. It was the last film of

and the last film directed by Pavoni.

Reception

Italian film critic

Marco Giusti Marco Giusti (born 24 December 1953) is an Italian film critic, essayist, television writer and presenter. Life and career The son of a quaestor, Giusti was born in Grosseto and during his early years frequently moved following his father's ...

described the film as "remarkable", a "curious Matarazzata with a fine cast and a Zeudi Araya at her best". Antonio Guastella from ''Nocturno'' described it as a "turgidly

retro Retro style is imitative or consciously derivative of lifestyles, trends, or art forms from the past, including in music, modes, fashions, or attitudes. It has been argued that there is a nostalgia cycle in popular culture. Definition The term ...

" and more socially engaged variation of Pavoni's previous effort ''

Amore libero - Free Love ''Amore libero - Free Love'', also known as ''The Real Emanuelle'', is a 1974 erotic-adventure film directed by Pier Ludovico Pavoni. It represents the acting debut of Laura Gemser, who moved to Italy from the Netherlands to take part in the film ...

''. He wrote "Interesting in the beginning ..it loses its way in the second half, becoming rushed and sluggish, despite its excellent sets and a particularly evocative music interspersed with singer-songwriter

Rosa Balistreri Rosa Balistreri (21 March 1927 – 20 September 1990) was an Italian singer and musician. Her hoarse voice charged with melancholy and strong personality made her a Sicilian icon of the twentieth century, much like the writer Leonardo Sciascia ...

's voice". According to

Paolo Mereghetti Paolo Mereghetti (born 28 September 1949) is an Italian film critic. Born in Milan, Mereghetti graduated in philosophy with a thesis about Orson Welles.Giorgio Dell’Arti, Massimo Parrini. "Mereghetti, Paolo". ''Catalogo dei viventi''. Marsilio ...

, the film is midway between art cinema and fotoromanzo, with too many stereotypes about the fatalism, attitude, and immobility of Sicily.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sinner (1975 film), The 1975 films Films directed by Pier Ludovico Pavoni 1970s Italian-language films 1975 romantic drama films Italian romantic drama films 1970s Italian films Films scored by Fabio Frizzi