Love: The Great Unknown poster

Love: The Great Unknown

"The greatest film about sexual education"

1969 1h 33m EN

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★8.0TMDB · 1

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Synopsis

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Italian mondo movie exploring themes of love, sex, eroticism, and perversion.

“The greatest film about sexual education”

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Cast

Heino Bachmann
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Anne Jackson
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Herby Jones
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Heidi Rauer
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Gaby Thomas
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Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Massimo Pupillo
Writers: Massimo Pupillo
Languages: Italian

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ERA

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57 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Coriolano Gori. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Marcello Malvestito shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Heino Bachmann and Anne Jackson and Herby Jones carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The greatest film about sexual education".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0126193 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Massimo Pupillo directs. Coriolano Gori scores. Marcello Malvestito cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Dialogue in Italian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

157 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Original score by Coriolano Gori. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Marcello Malvestito shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Heino Bachmann and Anne Jackson and Herby Jones carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "The greatest film about sexual education".
7IMDB entry: tt0126193 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Original score: Coriolano Gori
Editing: Marcello Malvestito
Runtime: 93 min · 1h 33m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: Love: The Great Unknown (1969)

Also by

Massimo Pupillo

Key crew

ProducerClaudio Monti
CinematographyRino Filippini
EditorMarcello Malvestito

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

pregnancy
love
mondo
sex
mondo film

Release history · US

When it landed

Theatrical1969-09-07

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