Delitto carnale

{{Infobox film | name = Delitto carnale | image = Delitto-carnale-poster.jpg | alt = | caption = | native_name = <!-- {{Infobox name module|language|title}} or {{Infobox name module|title}} --> | director = [[Cesare Canevari]] | writer = | screenplay = {{plainlist|* Cesare Canevari * Fulvio Ricciardi{{sfn|Luther-Smith|1999|p=40}}}} | story = Aldo Crudo{{sfn|Luther-Smith|1999|p=40}} | based_on = <!-- {{Based on|title of the original work|creator of the original work|additional creator(s), if necessary}} --> | producer = Antonio Bertuccili{{sfn|Luther-Smith|1999|p=40}} | starring = {{plainlist|* [[Marc Porel]] * Sonia Otero * Fulvio Ricciardi * [[Moana Pozzi]]}} | narrator = | cinematography = | editing = | music = Mimi Uva | studio = | distributor = | released = {{Film date|1983||}} | runtime = 91 minutes{{sfn|Luther-Smith|1999|p=40}} | country = Italy{{sfn|Luther-Smith|1999|p=40}} | language = | budget = | gross = }} '''''Delitto carnale''''' ({{translation|Carnal crime}}) is an Italian ''[[giallo]]'' film directed by [[Cesare Canevari]].{{sfn|Luther-Smith|1999|p=40}}

==Production== The film was shot in just a week at an empty hotel in the Southern [[Apulia|Puglia]].{{sfn|Curti|2022|p=275}} The score of the film by Mimi Uva was reused from the film ''[[La sorella di Ursula]]''.{{sfn|Curti|2022|p=275}}

It was Canevari's last feature film and marked the final screen appearance of Porel, who died four months after the film's release.{{sfn|Curti|2022|p=276}}

==Release== ''Delitto carnale'' was released in 1983.{{sfn|Curti|2022|p=9}}{{sfn|Curti|2022|p=275}} It was released in Italy by Kineo with two versions: a soft version running 83 minutes and 26 seconds, and a heavily re-edited "hardcore" version running 83 minutes and 57 seconds.{{sfn|Luther-Smith|1999|p=41}}

==Reception== In his book ''Blood and Black Lace: The Definitive Guide to Italian Sex and Horror Movies'', author Adrian Luther-Smith described the film as a "weak, sexed-up addition to the ''giallo'' genre." Specifically, the film had poor murder sequences and had cheap production values.{{sfn|Luther-Smith|1999|p=40}} Robert Curti in his book ''Italian Giallo in Film and Television'' (2022) said the film took 50 minutes before it got to its [[whodunnit]] plot and most of the murders are shown offscreen.{{sfn|Curti|2022|pp=275-276}}

Canevari later spoke about the film, saying "It's crap. I was asked to shoot it and foolishly said yes."{{sfn|Curti|2022|p=275}}

==References== {{reflist}}

===Sources=== * {{cite book|last=Curti|first=Roberto|title=Italian Giallo in Film and Television|year=2022|publisher=McFarland|ISBN=978-1-4766-8248-8}} * {{cite book|last=Luther-Smith|first=Adrian|year=1999|title=Blood and Black Lace: The Definitive Guide to Italian Sex and Horror Movies|publisher=Stray Cat Publishing Ltd.|isbn=095332611X}}

==External links== * {{imdb title|0083811}}

[[Category:Films directed by Cesare Canevari]] [[Category:Giallo films]] [[Category:1983 Italian films]] [[Category:Films shot in Apulia]]