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Obsession (1944)

★ 7.5 · 268 ratings on TMDB
Obsession poster★ 7.5

Gino, a drifter, begins an affair with inn-owner Giovanna as they plan to get rid of her older husband.

DirectorLuchino Visconti
CastClara Calamai, Dhia Cristiani, Elio Marcuzzo, Juan de Landa, Massimo Girotti, Michele Riccardini
GenresCrime, Drama, Romance
The emergence reading

Obsession keeps every mind human — it fights its subject at zero distance. The story fights on E8 of the E0–E14 reality ladder.

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Same people

Shared director or cast.

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