The Belt
La cintura
Release: 1989-04-22
·Runtime: 93m
·★ 3.3
Drama
Romance
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.
Production Countries
Italy
Production Companies
Metrofilm
San Francisco Film
Reteitalia
Cast
Anna Bonaiuto
as The Judge
Francesco Scali
as Anchorman
James Russo
as Vittorio De Simone
Giuliana Calandra
as Bianca's Mother
Karen Moore
as Nora
Riccardo Salvino
as Prof. Achille Biondelli
Valentino Zeichen
as Self (as Mario Zeichen)
Ivano Marescotti
as Friend of Bianca's Mother
Eleonora Brigliadori
as Bianca Ravelli
Lidia Broccolino
as Bianca's Friend
Delia D'Alberti
as Biondelli's Wife
Emidio La Vella
as The Doctor
Claire Hardwick
as Vittorio's Mistress
