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RUNTIME
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80 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
MoodPlayr · trivia#01
Penombra
1987 1h 20m IT
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5.2
MID
★5.2TMDB · 5
Synopsis
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Maria is a rich woman married to Osvaldo, a noble landowner. Her life is totally focused on sexual passion and eroticism so much that, after years of sadness with her husband, she finds her passion with her old lover Alessio.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Paola Senatore
Maria / Carlotta
Maurice Poli
Osvaldo Raininger
Marcella Petrelli
Suora
Carmen Di Pietro
Suora
Claudia Cavalcanti
serva Carolina
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Bruno Gaburro
- Writers
- Piero Regnoli
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Fun facts 🍿
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ERA
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39 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
MoodPlayr · trivia#02
3 / 7
RUNTIME
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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
MoodPlayr · trivia#03
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Bruno Gaburro, shot by Pasquale Fanetti. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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5 / 7
CAST
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Paola Senatore and Maurice Poli and Marcella Petrelli carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0131532 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Bruno Gaburro directs. Pasquale Fanetti behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 180 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
- 239 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Directed by Bruno Gaburro, shot by Pasquale Fanetti. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Paola Senatore and Maurice Poli and Marcella Petrelli carry the top of the cast.
- 6IMDB entry: tt0131532 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 7Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Pasquale Fanetti
- Runtime
- 80 min · 1h 20m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- IT
- IMDB
- Penombra (1987)
Also by
Bruno Gaburro
Key crew
- MusicStelvio Cipriani
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1987-05-08
