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Down the Ancient Stairs

Name: Down the Ancient Stairs
Genre: Drama
Released: 1975-10-17
Duration: 110 min
Cast: Marcello Mastroianni, Barbara Bouchet, Françoise Fabian, Silvano Tranquilli, Marthe Keller

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Drama

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A mental hospital somewhere in Tuscany during the thirties. Far away from fascism, this closed world is rules over by Dr. Bonaccorsi, a passionate benevolent psychiatrist whose dream is to isolate the germ of madness. He is also a very active ladies'man and makes three women benefit from his sexual itch: Francesca the hospital manager's wife, Bianca, his devoted nurse and Carla, a nymphomaniac doctor's wife. His well-ordered universe starts being challenged with the coming of Anna, a trainee psychiatrist, who disapproves of his theory on the origin of madness. Worse, she resists his advances. As Bonaccorsi is more insecure than he looks, what will become of him?

Director: Mauro Bolognini
Writers: Mario Tobino, Tullio Pinelli
Language: Italian
Country: Italy
Release date: 17 October 1975

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