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Paprika

Paprika

Tinto Brass re-opens the closed houses!

19917.11h 56m

Overview

In 1957 Trieste, a few months before the general ban on brothels, inexperienced country girl Mimma becomes Paprika to finance her useless boyfriend as a prostitute. Amid the hustle and bustle of Rome, Paprika drifts from one brothel to another as she learns the ropes and works her way up one client at a time. However, as Paprika embarks on a stormy journey of self-discovery and sexual liberation, the sense that something is missing haunts her. Is Paprika meant to experience a passionate romance and solve the great mystery of true love?

Directed by Tinto Brass
Written by John Cleland, Bernardino Zapponi, Tinto Brass
Produced by Augusto Caminito
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Top Cast

Debora Caprioglio

Debora Caprioglio

Paprika

Stéphane Ferrara

Stéphane Ferrara

Rocco

Martine Brochard

Martine Brochard

Madame Collette

Stéphane Bonnet

Stéphane Bonnet

Franco

R

Rossana Gavinel

Gina

Renzo Rinaldi

Renzo Rinaldi

Count Bastiano Rosasco

Nina Soldano

Nina Soldano

Journalist

Clara Algranti

Clara Algranti

Sciura Angelina

Luciana Cirenei

Luciana Cirenei

Donna Olimpia

John Steiner

John Steiner

Prince Ascanio Del Bardo

Themes & Keywords

prostitutebased on novel or bookself sacrificerome, italyitalybrothelpimpmarriagetrainprostitutionsuburbsoftcoreerotic movie

About Paprika

Paprika is a drama film released in 1991 exploring themes of prostitute, based on novel or book, self sacrifice, rome, italy, italy, brothel. Directed by Tinto Brass, it stars Debora Caprioglio, Stéphane Ferrara, Martine Brochard. In 1957 Trieste, a few months before the general ban on brothels, inexperienced country girl Mimma becomes Paprika to finance her useless boyfriend as a prostitute. Amid the hustle and bustle of Rome, Paprika drifts from one brothel to another as she learns the ropes and works her way up one client at a time. However, as Paprika embarks on a stormy journey of self-discovery and sexual liberation, the sense that something is missing haunts her. Is Paprika meant to experience a passionate romance and solve the great mystery of true love?

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