Obsession

Visconti's first film is a markedly un-Visconti-like noir. A drifter and a married woman embark on a torrid affair and conspire to murder her older husband. It's a sweaty, grubby melodrama, which may be why cinephiles still rate it so highly.

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Luchino Visconti directed Obsession in 1944. See Luchino Visconti's full filmography, where to start with Luchino Visconti, or where to go after you've seen everything by Luchino Visconti.

Obsession was released in 1944 (IT original-language production), with a runtime of 140 minutes.