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Tullio Hermil is a chauvinist aristocrat who flaunts his mistress to his wife, but when he believes she has been unfaithful, he becomes enamored of her again.Tullio Hermil is a chauvinist aristocrat who flaunts his mistress to his wife, but when he believes she has been unfaithful, he becomes enamored of her again.Tullio Hermil is a chauvinist aristocrat who flaunts his mistress to his wife, but when he believes she has been unfaithful, he becomes enamored of her again.
- Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination
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- TriviaDirector Luchino Visconti intended the title roles to be played by Alain Delon and Romy Schneider. But Delon was under long-term contract and the $1,000,000 that his producers wanted to release him was considered too much, and Schneider was pregnant at the time, so Visconti had to work with Laura Antonelli and the little-known Giancarlo Giannini.
- Quotes
Giuliana Hermil: It's too luxurious.
Tullio Hermil: [Pontificating] Peasants always like to see their masters well-dressed.
- Crazy creditsThe credits are shown over the novel "L'innocente." A man's hand is turning the pages of the book.
- ConnectionsFeatured in La femme de l'amant (1992)
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The Innocent
There can be no doubt that Luchino Visconti was a master at putting together a film with class, style and beauty - and this is no different. A magnificent score from Franco Mannino (with plenty of classical assistance) and some fabulous cinematography from Pasqualiono de Santis breath much life into this - but not enough to compensate for a rather flawed, empty story with three really rather underwhelming performances. Tullio Hermil is "Giancarlo" a rather shallow pig of a man, who is married to Laura Antonelli ("Giuliana") and lives in their grand country palace whilst he constantly parades his glamorous mistress Jennifer O'Neill ("Teresa") for all to see. When he begins to suspect, however, that his wife has been ploughing her own furrow, he begins to get jealous and as with so many in the situation yearns for what he can no longer have. There is a real inevitability about how it will end and although our route to this denouement is bestrewn with gorgeousness and chic, Antonelli constantly reminded me of Anne Bancroft without, regrettably, the sophistication and charm and O'Neill, though certainly beautiful was almost as shallow as her paramour.
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- Jun 2, 2023
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- Countries of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Die Unschuld
- Filming locations
- La Badiola, Capannori, Lucca, Tuscany, Italy(Tullio's mother's villa)
- Production companies
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $22,549
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $7,191
- Feb 16, 2020
- Gross worldwide
- $5,929,392
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