Scirocco (film)
Scirocco | |
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Directed by | Aldo Lado |
Written by | Aldo Lado |
Starring | Fiona Gélin |
Cinematography | Ramón F. Suárez |
Music by | Pino Donaggio |
Release date |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
Countries | France Italy |
Language | French |
Scirocco, also known as Amantide - Scirocco and with the international title Sahara Heat, is a 1987 French drama film directed by Aldo Lado and starring Fiona Gélin.[1]
Plot[]
Léa (Gélin) is married to engineer Alfredo () who works at oil wells in the Maghreb. She visits her husband and finds that their marriage is deteriorating. She seeks relief in the exoticism the country offers and she is soon attracted to a local thug nicknamed Le Serpent () she meets in the kasbah. However, her relationship with him starts to become increasingly exploitative.
Cast[]
- Fiona Gélin: Léa
- Enzo De Caro: Alfredo
- Yves Collignon: Le Serpent
- Joshua McDonald: Jeff
- Gianluigi Ghione: Stefan
- Christophe Ratendra: Le garçon d'étage
- Alberto Canova: Kurt
- Abdellatif Hamrouni: Vecchio Arabo
- Nadia Saiji: Gitana
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Categories:
- 1987 films
- French-language films
- French drama films
- Italian drama films
- Italian films
- Adultery in films
- 1987 drama films
- Films shot in Tunisia
- Films set in Africa
- Films directed by Aldo Lado
- French films
- 1980s French film stubs