Paprika
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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?
Fun facts
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Box office
Made on a $100K budget
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Based on
Based on the novel Fanny Hill
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Filming locations
Filmed in Lake Como
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Music
Music by Riz Ortolani
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Silvano Ippoliti
Details
- Director
- Writers
- John ClelandNovel
- Bernardino ZapponiScreenplay, Story
- Tinto BrassScreenplay, Story
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- February 13, 1991
- Original language
- Italian
- Countries
- Italy
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In the United States
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Cast
Debora CaprioglioPaprika
Stéphane FerraraRocco
Martine BrochardMadame Collette- Stéphane BonnetFranco
- Rossana GavinelGina
Renzo RinaldiCount Bastiano Rosasco
Nina SoldanoJournalist
Clara AlgrantiSciura Angelina
Luciana CireneiDonna Olimpia
John SteinerPrince Ascanio Del Bardo
Valentine DemyBeba
Luigi LaezzaNino
Riccardo GarroneUncle Lele
Paul MüllerMilvio
Clarita GattoTosca
Osiride PevarelloRemo
Debora VernettiCarmen
Elisabeth KazaMadame Catarsi
Elisabetta LupettiInes- Gabriella De Baggi
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