The Guest (1971)
L'ospite
A forty year old woman, who has been in an asylum, goes to live with her brother's family. She proves incapable of adapting herself to family life, takes refuge in the country alone with her memories, and is later returned to the asylum.
- Date of release
- 1971-09-01
- TMDB
- 7.5 / 10 (2)
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Liliana Cavani
Casting
- Lucia Bosè — Anna / Mélisande / Geneviève
- Peter Gonzales Falcon — Luciano / Pelléas / Dolaud
- Glauco Mauri — Piero, the Writer
- Alvaro Piccardi — Renato, Anna's Brother
- Maddalena Gillia — Franca
- Giampiero Frondini — Neighbour
- Maria Luisa Salmaso — Neighbour
- Alfio Galardi — The Director
- Lorenzo Piani — Young Man at the Beach
Interesting facts
L'ospite, English title The Guest, is a 1971 Italian drama film directed by Liliana Cavani and starring Lucia Bosè. It follows a woman who, released from a mental hospital after twenty years, tries in vain to fit into society.
Production and release
Cavani had the idea for L'ospite after a visit to a mental hospital. It was produced by the Italian radio and television station RAI, shot on 16 mm film in black and white and blown up to 35 mm film. According to Cavani, the film was made on a low budget with all participants, including Bosè, working for free.
L'ospite was presented at the 1971 Venice International Film Festival. After a theatrical release the following year, it was broadcast on national television on 24 May 1973.
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