The Forbidden Room (1977 film)

The Forbidden Room
Italian film poster by Piero Ermanno Iaia[1]
Directed by	Dino Risi
Screenplay by	Bernardino Zapponi Dino Risi[2]
Based on	Un'anima persa by Giovanni Arpino
Produced by	Pio Angeletti Adriano De Micheli[2]
Starring	Vittorio Gassman Catherine Deneuve Danilo Mattei Anicee Alvina
Cinematography	Tonino Delli Colli[2]
Edited by	Alberto Gallitti[2]
Music by	Francis Lai[2]
Production companies	Dean Film Les Productions Fox Europa
Distributed by	Fox/Dean Film
Release dates	20 January 1977 (1977-01-20) (Italy) 23 March 1977 (1977-03-23) (France)
Running time	100 minutes[2]
Countries	Italy France

The Forbidden Room (Italian: Anima persa) is a 1977 thriller film directed by Dino Risi.^{[3][page needed]} It is based on the novel Un'anima persa by Giovanni Arpino.^[1] The film was co-production between Italy and France by Dean Film and Les Productions Fox Europa.^[2]

Cast[]

• Vittorio Gassman as Fabio Stolz
• Catherine Deneuve as Elisa Stolz
• as Tino
• Anicée Alvina as Lucia
• Ester Carloni as Annetta
• as Il Duca
• Gino Cavalieri as Prof. Sattin

Production[]

The Forbidden Room was based on the novel L'anima persa written by Giovanni Arpino and published in 1966. Director Dino Risi had previously adapted Arpino's novel previously, as Profumo di donna.^[4]

Risi's adaptation of L'anima persa changed the novels location from Turin to Venice and changed the names, features and characteristics of some characters such as Tino's uncle and aunt Galla.^[4]

Release[]

The Forbidden Room was distributed theatrically in Italy by Fox/Dean Film on 20 January 1977.^[2] In Italy, the film grossed a total of 857,364,083 Italian lire domestically.^[2] The film was released in France on 23 March 1977 as Âmes perdues.^[2]

See also[]

List of Italian films of 1977

References[]

Footnotes[]

Sources[]

External links[]

• The Forbidden Room at IMDb
• The Forbidden Room at Rotten Tomatoes

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