''Naples in Veils'' ( it, Napoli velata) is a

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and

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directed by Turkish-Italian filmmaker

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. The plot is centered around Adriana, a

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-based

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in her forties who falls for a younger man and spends the night with him at her place.

Plot

During a Neapolitan ceremony involving '' femminielli'' at her aunt's house,

Adriana (

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) is seduced by a handsome young man, Andrea ( Alessandro Borghi). The two spend a sex-filled night at her place. Andrea asks Adriana to meet again later that afternoon, but he disappoints her by not showing up for the date. The following day, Adriana discovers that the young man on whom she is carrying out a

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is Andrea. Someone murdered him and gouged out his eyes. Additionally, Adriana finds out from police inspectors that Andrea had taken pictures of her naked after they had sex. Soon after, she decides to investigate the circumstances surrounding Andrea's mysterious and brutal death. A man who looks exactly like Andrea, however, seems to repeatedly appear around town whenever Adriana is present.

Cast

as Adriana / Isabella * Alessandro Borghi as Andrea Galderisi / Luca *

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as Adele * as Pasquale *

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as Catena *

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as Rosaria *

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as Ludovica *

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as Valeria *

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as Liliana

Production

Release

The film was released in Italy on 28 December 2017. Its release for Blu-ray and DVD sales took place on 23 April 2019.

Reception

Box office

''Naples in Veils'' grossed $0 in the United States and Canada and $7.2 million in other territories, plus $609 with home video sales.

Critical response

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, the film holds an approval rating of 86% based on 7 reviews, with an average rating of 6.7/10.

References

External links

* * {{Ferzan Özpetek 2017 films Films directed by Ferzan Özpetek Films shot in Naples Films set in Naples Italian nonlinear narrative films 2010s mystery thriller films Italian mystery thriller films