Ritratto di borghesia in nero

Ritratto di borghesia in nero

Cover for the 2012 DVD release
Directed by Tonino Cervi
Music by Vince Tempera
Cinematography Armando Nannuzzi
Edited by Nino Baragli
Release dates
  • 1978 (1978)
Country Italy
Language Italian

Ritratto di borghesia in nero (also known as Nest of Vipers and Portrait of a Bourgeois in Black) is a 1978 Italian drama film directed by Tonino Cervi.[1] It is based on the short story The Piano Teacher by Roger Peyrefitte.[2][3]

Cast

Plot

The film is set in the Venice of the 1930s, against a background of rising fascism. A music-student, Matthias, mixes with the town's bourgeoisie and falls in love with a mature teacher, Carla, the mother of his friend Renato, and then with his young colleague, Elena. The themes include blackmail, betrayal, seduction, and eventually murder.

There is a notable sapphic scene between Senta Berger and Ornella Muti.[4]

Release

The film, which has an 18 rating, was released on DVD in 2012.[5]

References

  1. John Willis, Daniel C. Blum. Screen World , Volume 31. Crown Publishers, 1980.
  2. Roberto Chiti, Roberto Poppi, Mario Pecorari, Enrico Lancia (1996). Dizionario del cinema italiano. Gremese. ISBN 8876059695.
  3. Goble, Alan (1999). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. p. 367. ISBN 9783110951943.
  4. Ritratto di borghesia in nero, dvd, EAN-13 8032706213271
  5. Amazon.it

External links


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