The Butcher

Jan 21, 1998

1h 26m

★ 6.1

Overview

Alina is a brilliant and enterprising woman who runs a successful art gallery in Palermo. Her husband Daniele, a successful orchestra conductor, cultured and intelligent, is not a regular presence. One day, while accompanying Daniele to the airport, Alina feels a sense of emptiness. She will try to fill it with a butcher who is always joking and full of erotic allusions and who arouses a strong attraction in her.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Freeway Production

Rio

Medusa Film

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Cast

Alina

Alba Parietti

Il macellaio

Miki Manojlović

Daniele

Lorenzo Majnoni

Lorenzo

Giulio Base

Federica

Caterina Vertova

La cassiera

Rosa Pianeta

Psicologa

Cinzia Insinga

Signora Costantini

Alessandra Costanzo

Robertina

Arancia Cecilia Grimaldi

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