'Tis Pity She's a Whore (film)

1971 film by Giuseppe Patroni Griffi, based on play 'Tis Pity She's a Whore Addio-fratello-crudele-italian-movie-poster-md.jpg Giuseppe Patroni GriffiGiusti 1999 4 Silvio ClementelliGiusti 1999 4 Alfio ValdarniniCarlo CarunchioGiuseppe Patroni GriffiGiusti 1999 4 'Tis Pity She's a Whore John FordGiusti 1999 4 Charlotte RamplingOliver TobiasFabio Testi Ennio Morricone Vittorio Storaro Franco Arcalli ItalyFrance 140 minutes 1971 9 20 ItalyNovember 2018 Clesi Cinematografica Euro International Film Tis Pity She's a Whore (it Addio fratello crudele, Goodbye Cruel Brother) is a 1971 film adaptation of John Ford's tragedy.Paolo Mereghetti Il Mereghetti B.C. Dalai Editore, 2010 8860736269Giusti 1999 4 It is directed by Giuseppe Patroni Griffi, who co-wrote the screenplay, and stars Charlotte Rampling as Annabella, Oliver Tobias as Giovanni, and Fabio Testi as Soranzo.Roberto Chiti Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film Roberto Poppi Enrico Lancia Gremese, 1991 8876059695 The musical score was composed by Ennio Morricone.Giusti 1999 4 Plot 'Tis Pity She's a Whore#Synopsis In the city of Mantua, during the Italian Renaissance, Giovanni, the son of a propertied man, is sent to study abroad having never met his sister, Annabella, who is a couple of years younger than him. After ten years of separation, the now beautiful Annabella is reunited with her brother for the first time, as adolescents. The young siblings are immediately attracted and cannot help falling in love with each other. After struggling with their feelings for some time Giovanni and Annabella begin a secret relationship, and she becomes pregnant. Knowing that the world will condemn them, Giovanni leaves his father's villa, and Annabella accepts the marriage proposal of her suitor, the wealthy noble Soranzo. After Soranzo discovers that he has been the object of a deception, he makes plans for a bloody vengeance. Cast Charlotte Rampling as Annabella Oliver Tobias as Giovanni Fabio Testi as Soranzo Antonio Falsi as Friar Bonaventura Rik Battaglia as Mercante Angela Luce as Mercante's governess Rino Imperio as Soranzo's servantGiusti 1999 4 Reception Italian film critic Marco Giusti writes that Rampling undresses as much as she can, but that it is Fabio Testi's physique that is imposing: Always naked and often framed at the height of his buttocks, it is causing the spectators some embarrassment.Giusti 1999 4 Giusti perfectly remembers the sight of Testi's big hairy buttocks on the screen of the cinema Verdi in Genoa.Giusti 1999 4 However, Teo Mora "forced" Giusti and Enrico Ghezzi to stage it at the Teatro dell'Archivolto in Genoa.Giusti 1999 4 Giusti acted as Soranzo, Testi's character; he has not done any theatre since.Giusti 1999 4 Accolades The film received two Nastro d'Argento Award nominations; Best Cinematography (Vittorio Storaro) and Best Production Design (Mario Ceroli). Bibliography Giusti Marco dizionario dei film italiani STRACULT [sic] 1999 Sterling & Kupfer Cles 88-200-2919-7 References External links 0069678 tis-pity-shes-a-whore 'Tis Pity She's a Whore Category:1971 films Category:1971 romantic drama films Category:Italian romantic drama films Category:Films directed by Giuseppe Patroni Griffi Category:Films scored by Ennio Morricone Category:Films about incest Category:Italian films based on plays Category:1971 historical drama films Category:French romantic drama films Category:1971 Italian films Category:1971 French films Category:Films shot by Vittorio Storaro