Paprika

"Tinto Brass re-opens the closed houses!"

Feb 13 1991 Unrated 1h 39m
Drama

Mimma starts working in Madame Colette’s brothel to help her boyfriend financially. There she is rechristened “Paprika,” and falls in love with her first client, naval officer Franco. Despite this attraction, she begins her climb through the sex trade, residing in Italy’s most illustrious brothels.

Plot

In 1950s Italy, just before the ban of brothels, Mimma, an inexperienced country girl, reluctantly accepts to work as a prostitute. And, just like that, the once-innocent woman becomes Paprika, in high hopes of raising enough money to finance her good-for-nothing boyfriend. Before long, Paprika will learn to enjoy her disreputable but very profitable occupation, working her way up, one client at a time, as she journeys from one brothel to another in the bustling city of Rome. However, despite Paprika's stormy but prosperous voyage of self-discovery, experience, and sexual liberation, there is still one thing missing in her seemingly full life: unearthing the great mystery of true love. Is Paprika meant to experience a passionate romance?

Written by

Tinto Brass, John Cleland, Bernardino Zapponi

Directed by

Tinto Brass

Cast

Debora Caprioglio, Stéphane Ferrara, Martine Brochard

Crew

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Production Countries

Italy

Production Companies

San Francisco Film, Scena Group

Languages

Italiano

Awards

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