Maddalena (1971 film)

1971 Italian film

Maddalena

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Directed by| Jerzy Kawalerowicz
Written by| Sergio Bazzini
Jerzy Kawalerowicz
Produced by| Franco Clementi
Joseph Fryd
Starring| Lisa Gastoni
Eric Woofe
Ivo Garrani
Cinematography| Gábor Pogány
Edited by| Franco Arcalli
Music by| Ennio Morricone
Distributed by| International Coproductions (U.S)
Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (Italy)

Release dates

* November 1971 (1971-11) (New York City)[1]
* 1972 (1972) (Italy)

Running time

| 113 minutes
Countries| Italy
Yugoslavia
Languages| Italian
English

Maddalena, also known as The Devil in Maddalena, is a 1971 drama film directed by Jerzy Kawalerowicz and starring Lisa Gastoni, Eric Woofe and Ivo Garrani.[2] The film features a notable score by Ennio Morricone, including the composition, "Chi Mai". A co-production between the Italian company Unitas Film and Yugoslavian company Bosna Film, it was released in 1971 in New York City, but release in Italy was delayed until 1972 due to censorship issues.[3]

## Plot

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Maddalena is a young free-spirited woman who attends erotic parties while separated from her husband who won’t grant her a divorce, after an apparent car accident. She is prone to strange and erotic themed flashbacks, some with biblical significance, which blur the line between reality and her own fantasies. At a party a blindfolded priest is led before her, and she decides to try to seduce him, seeing him as perhaps her salvation.

## Cast

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* Lisa Gastoni: Maddalena
* Eric Woofe: Priest
* Ivo Garrani: Maddalena's husband
* Paolo Gozlino: Fisherman
* Barbara Pilavin: Priest's mother
* Ezio Marano: Priest's aid

## Production

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### Music

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Despite featuring one of Morricone's best-known pieces, "Chi Mai", much of the score is described as "more psychedelic, with lots of percussion, vocalization and experimentation."[4] Lisa Gastoni herself sings on the composition, "Chi Mai", while regular collaborators, Bruno Nicolai, Edda Dell'Orso, and Alessandro Alessandroni also perform on the score.[5]

## Release

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### Home media

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One 7 Movies released Maddalena on Blu-ray on September 21, 2021.[6]

## References

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1. ^ "Maddalena: New Italian Film Is At the Juliet". The New York Times. November 20, 1971. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
2. ^ "Maddelena (1971)". BFI. Archived from the original on November 19, 2020. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
3. ^ Lupi, Gordiano (February 14, 2021). ""Maddalena", a dreamlike film from the 1970s with the music of Morricone". Il Salto della Quaglia. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
4. ^ "Maddelana (50th Anniversary)". Intermezzo Media. 10 December 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
5. ^ "Ennio Morricone Maddalena OST". Light in the Attic Records. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
6. ^ "The Devil in Maddalena Blu-ray". Blu-ray.com. Retrieved 21 August 2023.

## External links

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* Maddalena at IMDb

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Films directed by Jerzy Kawalerowicz

* Shadow (1956)
* The Real End of the Great War (1957)
* Night Train (1959)
* Mother Joan of the Angels (1961)
* Pharaoh (1966)
* Maddalena (1971)
* Death of a President (1977)
* Austeria (1983)
* The Hostage of Europe (1989)
* Za co? (1995)
* Quo Vadis (2001)

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