Movielogr
Love Sins (1987)
Directed by Sergio Nasca
Overview
A biographical feature on the Italian literary giant, Gabriele D’Annunzio. Set in late 19th century Italy and France when the artistic style, Decadentismo, was beginning to take shape, the film focuses on D’Annunzio’s life when he was already an established poet and journalist in Rome. A staunch opponent of democracy and commoners, he searches for passion and pleasure among the wealthy and noble. One such noblewoman Elvira Fraternali Leoni, serves as the muse for his first novel - The Pleasure (Il Piacere).
Length 107 minutes
Actors
Robert Powell | Stefania Sandrelli | Laurent Terzieff | Florence Guérin | Sonia Petrovna | Teresa Ann Savoy | Fiorenza Marchegiani | Paolo Bonacelli | Roberto Alpi | Cesare Barbetti | Eva Grimaldi | Achille Brugnini