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Senso

Name: Senso
Director: Luchino Visconti
Released: 1954-01-01

1954 film by Luchino Visconti

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Also known as The Wanton Contessa

Released: 1954
Director: Luchino Visconti
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1.imdb.com/title/tt0047469/Retrieved 2016-04-08
2.cinematografo.it/cinedatabase/film/senso/11617/Retrieved 2016-04-08
3.filmaffinity.com/en/film373576.htmlRetrieved 2016-04-08
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Screenwriter: Carlo Alianello
, Giorgio Bassani
, Suso Cecchi d'Amico
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Cast: Alida Valli
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1.cinematografo.it/cinedatabase/film/senso/11617/Retrieved 2016-04-08
2.imdb.com/title/tt0047469/fullcreditsRetrieved 2016-04-08
3.filmaffinity.com/en/film373576.htmlRetrieved 2016-04-08
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, Farley Granger
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1.cinematografo.it/cinedatabase/film/senso/11617/Retrieved 2016-04-08
2.imdb.com/title/tt0047469/fullcreditsRetrieved 2016-04-08
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, Massimo Girotti
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1.cinematografo.it/cinedatabase/film/senso/11617/Retrieved 2016-04-08
2.imdb.com/title/tt0047469/fullcreditsRetrieved 2016-04-08
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, Rina Morelli
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1.cinematografo.it/cinedatabase/film/senso/11617/Retrieved 2016-04-08
2.imdb.com/title/tt0047469/fullcreditsRetrieved 2016-04-08
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Runtime: 117 min
, 126 min
Genre: romance film
, drama film
Country of origin: Italy
Original language: Italian

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Senso is a 1954 Italian historical melodrama film directed and co-written by Luchino Visconti, based on Camillo Boito's novella of the same name. Set during the Third Italian War of Independence, the film follows the Italian Contessa Livia Serpieri, who has an affair with the Austrian Lieutenant Franz Mahler. It was Visconti's first color film.

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Director of photography: G.R. Aldo
Robert Krasker
Filming location: Venice
Film editor: Mario Serandrei
Title: Senso
Executive producer: Domenico Forges-Davanzati
Costume designer: Piero Tosi
FSK film rating: FSK 18
FSK 12(June 18, 2009) rating certificate id: 10394/VDVDUMD
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1.spio-fsk.de/asp/filestream.asp?dir=karte&file=0906%5C10394VDVDUMD%2Epdf
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Production designer: Ottavio Scotti
Color: color
Narrative location: Venice
Set in period: 1866
CNC film rating (France): no age restriction
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1.cnc.fr/professionnels/visas-et-classification/17031
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Distribution format: video on demand
Review score: 88%(January 30, 2025) review score by: Rotten Tomatoes · number of reviews/ratings: 24 critic review
7.8/10(October 6, 2021) review score by: Rotten Tomatoes
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1.Stated in Rotten Tomatoes“The Wanton Contessa”Retrieved 2021-10-06
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Assessment: Bechdel test assessment outcome: fails
Kijkwijzer rating: 9 content descriptor: Fear
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1.kijkwijzer.nl/films/senso/Retrieved 2025-06-29
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RARS rating: 16+
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1.Stated in Kinopoisk
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Presented in: Q140228867

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