1 Movie Starring Barbara Bouchet

Down the Ancient Stairs

Down the Ancient Stairs

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1975-11-28

Languages:

Italian

Countries:

Italy, France

Runtime:

110 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.7 (131 Reviews)

Director:

Mauro Bolognini

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Raffaele Andreassi

Mario Arosio

Sinko Solleville Marie

Tullio Pinelli

Mario Tobino (novel)

Bernardino Zapponi

Fullplot:

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?

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