The Sinner (1975 film)

The Sinner (Italian: La peccatrice) is a 1975 Italian romantic drama film co-written and directed by Pier Ludovico Pavoni.

The Sinner
Directed by	Pier Ludovico Pavoni
Screenplay by	Oretta Emmolo Pier Ludovico Pavoni
Produced by	Leo Pescarolo
Starring	Zeudi Araya Francisco Rabal Franco Gasparri
Cinematography	Fausto Rossi
Edited by	Luciano Anconetani
Music by	Franco Bixio Fabio Frizzi Vince Tempera
Release date	1975 (1975)
Language	Italian

Cast

• Zeudi Araya as Debrha
• Francisco Rabal as 'the Turk'
• Franco Gasparri as Michele
• Clara Calamai as Turk's wife
• Ettore Manni as Santuzzo
• Alain Le Grand as Salvatore Santalena
• Rita Forzano as Inuzza
• Sonia Viviani as Carmelina
• Gianni Ottaviani as 'the Mute'

Production

The film was a produced by P.A.C.^[1] It was the last film of Clara Calamai and the last film directed by Pavoni.^[1]

Reception

Italian film critic Marco Giusti described the film as "remarkable", a "curious Matarazzata with a fine cast and a Zeudi Araya at her best".^[1] Antonio Guastella from Nocturno described it as a "turgidly retro" and more socially engaged variation of Pavoni's previous effort Amore libero - Free Love.^[2] He wrote "Interesting in the beginning [...] it loses its way in the second half, becoming rushed and sluggish, despite its excellent sets and a particularly evocative music interspersed with singer-songwriter Rosa Balistreri's voice".^[2] According to Paolo Mereghetti, the film is midway between art cinema and fotoromanzo, with too many stereotypes about the fatalism, attitude, and immobility of Sicily.^[3]