Down the Ancient Stairs
A mental hospital somewhere in Tuscany during the thirties. Far away from fascism, this closed world is rules over by Dr. Bonaccorsi, a passionate benevolent psychiatrist whose dream is to isolate the germ of madness. He is also a very active ladies'man and makes three women benefit from his sexual itch: Francesca the hospital manager's wife, Bianca, his devoted nurse and Carla, a nymphomaniac doctor's wife. His well-ordered universe starts being challenged with the coming of Anna, a trainee psychiatrist, who disapproves of his theory on the origin of madness. Worse, she resists his advances. As Bonaccorsi is more insecure than he looks, what will become of him?
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HD
Drama
1975
110 min
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Movie Info:
- Full Name : Down the Ancient Stairs
- Duration : 110 min
- Languages : Italian
- Writers : Raffaele Andreassi, Mario Arosio, Sinko Solleville Marie, Tullio Pinelli, Mario Tobino (novel), Bernardino Zapponi
- Directors : Mauro Bolognini min
- Imdb : 6.7 (131 votes)
- Tomatoes : 3.2 (6 votes)
- Actors : Marcello Mastroianni, Franèoise Fabian, Marthe Keller, Barbara Bouchet
Movie Storyline
A mental hospital somewhere in Tuscany during the thirties. Far away from fascism, this closed world is rules over by Dr. Bonaccorsi, a passionate benevolent psychiatrist whose dream is to isolate the germ of madness. He is also a very active ladies'man and makes three women benefit from his sexual itch: Francesca the hospital manager's wife, Bianca, his devoted nurse and Carla, a nymphomaniac doctor's wife. His well-ordered universe starts being challenged with the coming of Anna, a trainee psychiatrist, who disapproves of his theory on the origin of madness. Worse, she resists his advances. As Bonaccorsi is more insecure than he looks, what will become of him?