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Down the Ancient Stairs
Dante's Inferno is Alive and Well
A mental hospital somewhere in Tuscany during the thirties. Far away from fascism, this closed world is rules over by Dr. Bonaccorsi, a passionate benevolent psychiatrist whose dream is to isolate the germ of madness. He is also a very active ladies'man and makes three women benefit from his sexual itch: Francesca the hospital manager's wife, Bianca, his devoted nurse and Carla, a nymphomaniac doctor's wife. His well-ordered universe starts being challenged with the coming of Anna, a trainee psychiatrist, who disapproves of his theory on the origin of madness. Worse, she resists his advances. As Bonaccorsi is more insecure than he looks, what will become of him?
Cast
- Marcello Mastroianni as Professor Bonaccorsi
- Barbara Bouchet as Carla
- Françoise Fabian as Anna Bersani
- Silvano Tranquilli as professor Rospigliosi
- Marthe Keller as Bianca
- Lucia Bosè as Francesca
- Pierre Blaise as Tonio
- Adriana Asti as Gianna
- Maria Michi as la pazza aggressiva
- Charles Fawcett as dottor Sfameni
- Enzo Robutti as il pazzo scrittore
- Ferruccio De Ceresa as gerarca fascista in treno
Details
- Director
- Mauro Bolognini
- Released
- October 17, 1975
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Genres
- Drama
- Status
- Released
- TMDB score
- 5.5 / 10 from 14 votes
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