The Alcove

1985 film
  • 21 January 1985 (1985-01-21) (Italy)
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Running time
86 minutesCountryItaly

The Alcove (Italian: L'alcova; also known as Lust), is a 1985 Italian erotic film directed by Joe D'Amato.[2]

The film contains brief hardcore sex footage on a vintage film reel that the film's characters watch. Otherwise, it is a softcore film.[3]

Plot

It is the year 1936, Italy is in a state of euphoria because of its new African empire. A war veteran returns home from the Second Abyssinian War bringing back a black woman. This situation breaks the monotony and unravels the secret turbulent life of his family.

Cast

  • Lilli Carati as Alessandra
  • Annie Belle as Velma
  • Laura Gemser as Zerbal
  • Al Cliver as Elio
  • Roberto Caruso as Furio
  • Nello Pazzafini as The Gardener

Release

The film grossed 335,890,000 L.(US$175,950 – equivalent to $498,452 in 2023) on its release.[2]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ "La retape - Film italien de Joe D'Amato (1985)" (in Italian). laurentpons.fr. Retrieved Jun 25, 2016.
  2. ^ a b Roberto Poppi. Dizionario del cinema italiano. Gremese Editore, 1991. ISBN 9788877424235.
  3. ^ The Alcove.

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