Genres
Production Companies
San Francisco Film
Reteitalia
The Belt (La cintura)
Overview
Vittorio, an American novelist teaching in Rome, meets the beautiful but damaged Bianca and they rapidly fall into an urgent, tempestuous affair. He's hesitant over their relationship since she seems to thrive on conflict and is constantly baiting him into physical altercation. Bianca gives Vittorio an exquisite leather belt as a gift; he knows immediately that she wants him to whip her with it. Driven by his craving for her, Vittorio complies to Bianca's desire. Their relationship escalates into a dark realm of S&M which becomes more and more self-destructive.
Key Crew
Director: Giuliana Gamba
Producer: Galliano Juso, Giovanni Bertolucci
Screenplay: Francesca Archibugi, Claudia Sbarigia, Gloria Malatesta
Story: Gloria Malatesta, Claudia Sbarigia, Francesca Archibugi
Director of Photography: Luigi Verga
Top Cast
James Russo
Vittorio De Simone
Eleonora Brigliadori
Bianca Ravelli
Giuliana Calandra
Bianca's Mother
Anna Bonaiuto
The Judge
Karen Moore
Nora
Lidia Broccolino
Bianca's Friend
Riccardo Salvino
Prof. Achille Biondelli
Delia D'Alberti
Biondelli's Wife
