Paprika

(1991)

★ 7.2 IMDb · 615 votes

Genres: Drama, Comedy

Year: 1991

Runtime: 99 мин

Country: Italy

Director: Тинто Брасс

Cast: Дебора Каприольо, Stéphane Ferrara, Martine Brochard, Стефан Бонне, Rossana Gavinel, Renzo Rinaldi, Nina Soldano, Clara Algranti, Luciana Cirenei, John Steiner

Plot

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?