Rotten Tomatoes
Cancel Movies Tv shows RT App News Showtimes

Devil in the Flesh

Play trailer Poster for Devil in the Flesh R 1987 1h 50m Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist Tomatometer Popcornmeter
Tomatometer 2 Reviews 44% Popcornmeter 100+ Ratings
High-school senior Andrea (Federico Pitzalis) obsesses over an older woman named Giulia (Maruschka Detmers) after noticing her outside his classroom window. Despite her engagement to an imprisoned terrorist, Giulia begins an affair with Andrea, to the disapproval of her future mother-in-law (Anita Laurenzi). Trouble arises when Giulia's fiancé is released from prison, and Giulia's psychiatrist -- who is also Andrea's father -- finds out about the relationship.

Critics Reviews

View More
Ben Flanagan Vague Visages 02/10/2024
“Bellocchio’s 1986 film ‘Devil in the Flesh’ is perfectly representative of the great Italian director’s outlook.” Go to Full Review Kathy Fennessy Video Librarian Magazine 10/15/2021
2.5/4
Detmers' performance certainly leaves an impression, though the eroticization of mental illness ends up feeling more exploitative than enlightening. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

View More
06/19/2021 I liked it in 87. Found it kind of boring in 21. See more david f 11/14/2018 A good European film that updates the torrid romance story to contemporary Italy. See more 12/28/2014 An example of the old school work of Italian Cinema: bold & unconstrained (explicit), good art direction & cinematography, good looking cast (both Maruschk Detmers & Frederic Pitzalis were so appealing in it), full of film languages & metaphors... only with confusing story-telling narrative, characters' reaction & dialogue for most of the time. See more 09/22/2010 interesting film of the actress Maruschka Detmers, by the director Marco Bellocchio See more 06/05/2010 "Giuseppe Lanci" - the cinematographer of Nostalghia (1983) - made such a clear picture i couldn't believe it was produced in 1987. See more 09/05/2009 An Italian romance flick where a student falls for an older woman. The woman becomes obsessed with the relationship. Really only memorable because of the on-screen fellatio. See more Read all reviews
Devil in the Flesh

My Rating

Read More Read Less POST RATING WRITE A REVIEW EDIT REVIEW

Cast & Crew

View All

Marco Bellocchio

Director

Maruschka Detmers

Giulia

Federico Pitzalis

Andrea

Anita Laurenzi

Mrs. Pulcini
View All

Devil in the Flesh

Devil in the Flesh (1986) View more photos

Movie Info

Synopsis High-school senior Andrea (Federico Pitzalis) obsesses over an older woman named Giulia (Maruschka Detmers) after noticing her outside his classroom window. Despite her engagement to an imprisoned terrorist, Giulia begins an affair with Andrea, to the disapproval of her future mother-in-law (Anita Laurenzi). Trouble arises when Giulia's fiancé is released from prison, and Giulia's psychiatrist -- who is also Andrea's father -- finds out about the relationship.
Director
Marco Bellocchio
Distributor
Orion Classics
Rating
R
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Italian
Release Date (Theaters)
May 22, 1987, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
May 13, 2021
Runtime
1h 50m