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| Ossessione | |
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 Original film poster | |
| Directed by | Luchino Visconti |
| Screenplay by | Luchino Visconti Mario Alicata Giuseppe De Santis Gianni Puccini Uncredited: Alberto Moravia Antonio Pietrangeli |
| Based on | The Postman Always Rings Twice 1934 novel by James M. Cain (uncredited) |
| Produced by | Libero Solaroli |
| Starring | Clara Calamai Massimo Girotti Juan de Landa |
| Cinematography | Aldo Tonti Domenico Scala |
| Edited by | Mario Serandrei |
| Music by | Giuseppe Rosati |
Production company | Industrie Cinematografiche Italiane |
| Distributed by | Industrie Cinematografiche Italiane |
Release date |
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Running time | 135 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
Ossessione ([ossesˈsjoːne], "Obsession") is a 1943 Italian crime drama film directed and co-written by Luchino Visconti, in his directorial debut. It is an unauthorized and uncredited adaptation of the 1934 novel The Postman Always Rings Twice by American author James M. Cain, and stars Clara Calamai, Massimo Girotti, and Juan de Landa in the leading roles. It is often considered to be the first Italian neorealist film,[1][2] though there is some debate about whether such a categorization is accurate.[3][4]
Banned and ostracized by the Fascist regime during its initial release, the Italian Ministry of Culture has since placed Ossessione on its list of 100 Italian films to be saved,[5] distinguishing films which "changed the collective memory of the country between 1942 and 1978."
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- ^ "Ossessione – Rete degli Spettatori" (in Italian). Retrieved 3 June 2023.