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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- Status
- Released
- Production
- San Francisco Film, Scena Film
Keywords
- prostitute
- based on novel or book
- self sacrifice
- rome, italy
- italy
- brothel
- pimp
- marriage
- anal sex
- train
- prostitution
- suburb
- softcore
- erotic movie
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Top Cast
Debora Caprioglio as Paprika
Stéphane Ferrara as Rocco
Martine Brochard as Madame Collette
Stéphane Bonnet as Franco
Rossana Gavinel as Gina
Renzo Rinaldi as Count Bastiano Rosasco
Nina Soldano as Journalist
Clara Algranti as Sciura Angelina
Top Crew
Tinto Brass · Director, Screenplay
Bernardino Zapponi · Screenplay, Story
John Cleland · Novel
Riz Ortolani · Composer
Silvano Ippoliti · Cinematographer
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