''Capriccio'', also released with the international titles ''Love & Passion'' and ''Capri Remembered'', is an

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directed by

Tinto Brass Giovanni "Tinto" Brass (born 26 March 1933) is an Italian film director and screenwriter. In the 1960s and 1970s, he directed many critically acclaimed avant-garde films of various genres. Today, he is mainly known for his later work in the er ...

. It is a liberal adaptation of the novel ''Le lettere da Capri'' by

Mario Soldati Mario Soldati (17 November 1906 – 19 June 1999) was an cinema of Italy, Italian writer and film director. In 1954 he won the Strega Prize for ''Lettere da Capri.'' He directed several works adapted from novels, and worked with leading Ital ...

Plot

Jennifer (Nicola Warren) and Fred (Andy J. Forest) are an American couple who met during their

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service on the island of

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. In the year 1947, they return to the island for their holiday and past memories as well as disappointments of their married life soon lead them to their former crushes on the island to whom they have been writing letters. Jennifer meets Ciro ( Luigi Laezza), a womaniser waiter who deflowered her and has now become an affluent pimp while Fred finds prostitute Rosalba ( Francesca Dellera). However, they are to realise that years have changed much more than they expected.

Cast

*Nicola Warren: Jennifer *Andy J. Forest: Fred *Luigi Laezza: Ciro *Francesca Dellera: Rosalba *

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: Stella Polaris *

Vittorio Caprioli Vittorio Caprioli (15 August 1921 – 2 October 1989) was an Italian actor, film director and screenwriter. He appeared in 109 films between 1946 and 1990, mostly in French productions. Biography Caprioli was born in Naples. Having graduated fr ...

: Don Vincenzo *

Venantino Venantini Venantino Venantini (17 April 1930 – 9 October 2018) was an Italian film actor.Tinto Brass Giovanni "Tinto" Brass (born 26 March 1933) is an Italian film director and screenwriter. In the 1960s and 1970s, he directed many critically acclaimed avant-garde films of various genres. Today, he is mainly known for his later work in the er ...

: the client (cameo)

External links

* 1987 films 1980s erotic drama films Italian erotic drama films Adultery in films Films set in Campania Films set on islands Films set in 1947 1980s Italian-language films English-language Italian films 1980s English-language films Films directed by Tinto Brass Capri, Campania Films scored by Riz Ortolani 1987 multilingual films Italian multilingual films 1980s Italian films {{erotic-film-stub