---
title: 'Appassionata (1974)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Gianluigi Calderone'
released: '1974-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 90
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Italy'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/appassionata-1974'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071154/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Appassionata (1974)

1974 · 90 min · Drama · Italy


## Synopsis

Appassionata (also known as Passionate) is a 1974 Italian erotic drama film directed by and co-written by Gianluigi Calderone. The film stars Gabriele Ferzetti, Ornella Muti, Eleonora Giorgi, and Valentina Cortese, and follows a dentist who lives with his mentally ill wife and teenage daughter, but his seemingly stable life is put into jeopardy when both his daughter and his daughter's friend begin sexually pursuing him.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Gianluigi Calderone](https://cinepixo.com/people/gianluigi-calderone)
- **Screenplay:** [Gianluigi Calderone](https://cinepixo.com/people/gianluigi-calderone), [Sandro Parenzo](https://cinepixo.com/people/sandro-parenzo)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Piero Piccioni](https://cinepixo.com/people/piero-piccioni)
- **Producer:** [Tonino Cervi](https://cinepixo.com/people/tonino-cervi)
- **Director of Photography:** [Armando Nannuzzi](https://cinepixo.com/people/armando-nannuzzi)
- **Editor:** [Nino Baragli](https://cinepixo.com/people/nino-baragli)

## Cast

- [Eleonora Giorgi](https://cinepixo.com/people/eleonora-giorgi)
- [Ornella Muti](https://cinepixo.com/people/ornella-muti)
- [Valentina Cortese](https://cinepixo.com/people/valentina-cortese)
- [Carla Mancini](https://cinepixo.com/people/carla-mancini)
- [Gabriele Ferzetti](https://cinepixo.com/people/gabriele-ferzetti)
- [Ninetto Davoli](https://cinepixo.com/people/ninetto-davoli)

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