Nightmare in Venice

5.5
1989 1 hr 31 min Drama

A brilliant surgeon and millionaire, married to a beautiful woman, and highly regarded in the society of Venice, wants more from life and searches for new sensations. Adapted from the 1926 novella Dream Story by the Austrian writer Arthur Schnitzler.

  • Cast:
    Gerardo Amato , Tinì Cansino , Adriana Russo , Pier Maria Cecchini , Renzo Rinaldi

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Reviews

Acensbart
1989/09/01

Excellent but underrated film

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MusicChat
1989/09/02

It's complicated... I really like the directing, acting and writing but, there are issues with the way it's shot that I just can't deny. As much as I love the storytelling and the fantastic performance but, there are also certain scenes that didn't need to exist.

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Doomtomylo
1989/09/03

a film so unique, intoxicating and bizarre that it not only demands another viewing, but is also forgivable as a satirical comedy where the jokes eventually take the back seat.

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Rexanne
1989/09/04

It’s sentimental, ridiculously long and only occasionally funny

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Joseph Avalon
1989/09/05

This is a very low budget b movie, but adaptation of Arthur Schnitzler's Traumnovelle is real interesting, The better thing is the location choose: Venice! The atmosphere of this unique city adds mystery to the entire story, especially the night vision of it. Bianchi changes a lot of things from the original Schnitzler's version. The final part is more darker and scariest than Eyes wide shut. There are also more comedy parts; there is the actor Franco Caracciolo, a well known gay actor who made a lot of sexy Italian comedies of 70's and 80's. The funniest part is that Bianchi (well known Italian porn director) shoot an orgy scene softer than Kubrick's orgy scene. No nudity in that!!!

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pyromanticways
1989/09/06

This is an interesting adaptation of Arthur Schnitzler's Traumnovelle, that inspired the well known Kubrick's Eyes Wide Shut too. I never saw the entire film, but it used to be broadcasted on Telecapri (an Italian regional TV station) years ago. Knowing Stanley Kubrick's meticulosity in making films, I'm sure he knew this Italian version of Traumnovelle and, for all I can remember of "Ad un passo dall'aurora", the piano music score was quite similar to the one he chose in Eyes Wide Shut. The film's set in Venice: the atmosphere of this unique city adds a lot of thrilling to the story. The fun part (for me) was seeing Gerardo Amato starring in this adventure, 'cause in my memory he'll always belong to the role of Mario Merola's son in Zappatore!Hey, I'm still waiting for the next TV passage of this nice flick!Dario -

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flesh_eater
1989/09/07

can a director of porn movies direct a transposition of an arthur schnitzler's book? yes! 11 years before kubrick made his *eyes wide shut*, mario bianchi directed this movie based on the same book by schintzler, a movie that probably nobody has seen. I didn't see it, too, but if you have the opportunity, don't miss it! and tom cruise? and nicole kidman? well, neither of them act in this movie, but what difference does it make?

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