''Bambola'' (also spelled ''Bámbola'') is a 1996 erotic

melodrama film A modern melodrama is a dramatic work in which the plot, typically sensationalized and for a strong emotional appeal, takes precedence over detailed characterization. Melodramas typically concentrate on dialogue that is often bombastic or exces ...

written and directed by

Bigas Luna José Juan Bigas Luna (19 March 1946 – 5 April 2013) was a Spanish film director, designer and artist. His films are typically characterised by a strong emphasis on the erotic, often related to food, something for which he admitted a strong pa ...

Cast

Valeria Marini Valeria Marini (born 14 May 1967) is an Italian actress, showgirl and entrepreneur. Biography Born in Rome, to a Sardinian mother and a father from Rome, but raised in Cagliari, Valeria's first cinematographic appearance was in 1987 in the fi ...

as Mina, aka "Bambola" * Stefano Dionisi as Flavio *

Jorge Perugorría Jorge Perugorría Rodríguez (aka "Pichi," born 13 August 1965) is a Cuban actor, film director and painter. He is well known for his part as Diego in '' Strawberry and Chocolate'' (original title in Spanish ''Fresa y chocolate'' (co-directed by ...

as Furio * Manuel Bandera as Settimio * Antonino Iuorio as Ugo *

Anita Ekberg Kerstin Anita Marianne Ekberg (; 29 September 193111 January 2015) was a Swedish actress active in American and European films, known for her beauty and stunning figure. She became prominent in her iconic role as Sylvia in the Federico Fellini ...

as Mother Greta

Controversy

Because of the many scenes of sexual abuse, the film was R-rated, something that caused the ire of lead actress

, who asserted that she had been promised the cut of the three more explicit scenes and a ban for just people under 14 years. The actress therefore sued the producer Marco Poccioni demanding the immediate withdrawal of the film, but her request was eventually rejected."Valeria Marini ha perso la causa per Bambola"
'' Adnkronos''. 21 November 1997.

Reception

The film received extremely negative criticism. Film critic

Morando Morandini Morando Morandini (21 July 1924 – 17 October 2015) was an Italian film critic, author, journalist and occasional actor. Born in Milan, Morandini began working as a film critic in 1952 for the ''La Notte'' newspaper. Between 1965 and 1998 he wa ...

referred to it as "the most silly, foolish and amateurish film of Bigas Luna", while

Paolo Mereghetti Paolo Mereghetti (born 28 September 1949) is an Italian film critic. Born in Milan, Mereghetti graduated in philosophy with a thesis about Orson Welles.Giorgio Dell’Arti, Massimo Parrini. "Mereghetti, Paolo". ''Catalogo dei viventi''. Marsilio ...

was even tougher, saying he "never have come out of a movie theater with a much deeper discomfort."

References

External links

* 1996 films Films directed by Bigas Luna 1990s erotic drama films Spanish erotic drama films French erotic drama films Italian erotic drama films Films set in Emilia-Romagna 1990s Italian-language films 1990s French films 1990s Italian films {{1990s-Italy-film-stub