Libido (1965 film)

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Libido is a 1965 B&W Italian film co-written and co-directed by Ernesto Gastaldi and Vittorio Salerno, from a story by Mara Maryl (who was Ernesto Gastaldi's wife). It starred Giancarlo Giannini, Luciano Pigozzi,^[1] and Dominique Boschero.^[4]

Cast[]

• Giancarlo Giannini (as Christian)
• Dominique Boschero (as Helene, Christian's fiancee)
• Luciano Pigozzi/ Alan Collins (as Paul, the lawyer)
• Mara Maryl (as Brigitte)^[5]

Production[]

Libido was filmed in only 18 days on a bet, according to Gastaldi^[6] He based the screenplay on a story idea by his wife Mara Maryl, who also had a co-starring role in the film. Gastaldi reused some footage from this film in his later 1982 horror film Notturnno con grida.^[1]

The film's plot borrowed from both Les Diaboliques and Roger Corman's Pit and the Pendulum, according to critic Adrian Luther Smith, who continued: "Despite the inevitable constraints of the budget, "Libido" looks refreshingly sharp due to impressive B&W photography (by Romolo Garroni) and some great locations."^[1]

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