The Secret

The Secret

4.0IMDb Score
Released:1990-02-16
Genre:Drama
Duration:110 min
Country:Italy
Director:Francesco Maselli
Actors:Nastassja Kinski, Stefano Dionisi, Franco Citti, Chiara Caselli, Alessandra Marson
Production:Reteitalia, Cecchi Gori Group Tiger Cinematografica, Cinelife
Keywords:italian

Overview:

Lucia (Natassja Kinski) is a volatile, exciteable young woman. She forms a romance with Carlo (Stefano Dionisi), who is somewhat callow and is very skittish. Their romance is not an easy one, but they are assisted in coping with its ups and downs by their mutual friendship with Franco (Franco Citti), an older, wiser and more stable man.

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