

The Innocent
Visconti's Sensual Epic of a Diabolical Marriage
Tullio Hermil is a chauvinist aristocrat who flaunts his mistress to his wife, but when he believes she has been unfaithful he becomes enamored of her again.
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- —
- Box office
- $13.4M
- Language
- Italian
- suicide
- fascism
- eroticism
- aristocrat
- illegitimate son
- turn of the century
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Behind the camera
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Music
Produced in
France, Italy
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- TheatricalR11 Jan 1979
- Theatrical (limited)Harvard Film Archive9 Jun 2018
- TheatricalRRe-release14 Feb 2020
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical5 Jan 1978
- Physical15DVD10 Apr 2017
FranceFR
- PremiereCannes Film Festival15 May 1976
- Theatrical15 Sept 1976
- PremiereVillerupt Italian Film Festival28 Oct 2002
- TheatricalRe-release6 Mar 2013
GermanyDE
- Theatrical16West Germany3 Mar 1977
- TheatricalEast Germany12 May 1978
GreeceGR
- Theatrical6 Jun 2003
- Theatrical (limited)Re-release25 May 2023
ItalyIT
- Theatrical14+18 May 1976
JapanJP
- TheatricalR15+31 Mar 1979
NetherlandsNL
- Physical12DVD2 Apr 2009
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The Innocent was released on 18 May 1976.
Audience reviews
1- C6/10
CinemaSerf
6/3/2023
There can be no doubt that Luchino Visconti was a master at putting together a film with class, style and beauty - and this is no different. A magnificent score from Franco Mannino (with plenty of classical assistance) and some fabulous cinematography from Pasqualiono de Santis breath much life into this - but not enough to compensate for a rather flawed, empty story with three really rather underwhelming performance…
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