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Case Chiuse (2011)

Directed by Filippo Soldi

Documentary

February 20, 1958: the Italian Parliament approved Law No. 75, the "Merlin Law": the end of an institution of Italian society for ages: the brothel. The Italian writer Dino Buzzati likens the event to the fire in the library of Alexandria in Egypt. The brothel is an institution that has spanned the centuries,thru different aspects, different forms. It is an institution that, in Italy, at least officially no longer exists. But it is also an institution that in other countries, still exists. The doc offers a journey that will start from the ruins of Pompeii brothel to get to the lights of Artemis in Berlin, with its soft drinks and its attention to the well-being and to the erotic papyrus from the Egyptian Museum of Turin and the giant Paradise in Girona, that El Pais has called the biggest brothel in Europe.

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Cast

Tinto Brass Lando Buzzanca Luciana Castellina Mariangela D'Abbraccio Piera Degli Esposti Lina Wertmüller

Crew

Director
Filippo Soldi

Details

Release date
2011-11-03
Genres
Documentary
Original language
IT