# Delitto carnale

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1983 Italian film

Delitto carnale Directed by Cesare Canevari Screenplay by Cesare Canevari Fulvio Ricciardi[1] Story by Aldo Crudo[1] Produced by Antonio Bertuccili[1] Starring Marc Porel Sonia Otero Fulvio Ricciardi Moana Pozzi Music by Mimi Uva Release date 1983 (1983) Running time 91 minutes[1] Country Italy[1]

***Delitto carnale*** (transl. Carnal crime) is an Italian *[giallo](/source/Giallo)* film directed by [Cesare Canevari](/source/Cesare_Canevari).[1]

## Production

The film was shot in just a week at an empty hotel in the Southern [Puglia](/source/Apulia).[2] The score of the film by Mimi Uva was reused from the film *[La sorella di Ursula](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=La_sorella_di_Ursula&action=edit&redlink=1)*.[2]

It was Canevari's last feature film and marked the final screen appearance of Porel, who died four months after the film's release.[3]

## Release

*Delitto carnale* was released in 1983.[4][2] 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.[5]

## 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.[1] Robert Curti in his book *Italian Giallo in Film and Television* (2022) said the film took 50 minutes before it got to its [whodunnit](/source/Whodunnit) plot and most of the murders are shown offscreen.[6]

Canevari later spoke about the film, saying "It's crap. I was asked to shoot it and foolishly said yes."[2]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTELuther-Smith199940_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTELuther-Smith199940_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTELuther-Smith199940_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTELuther-Smith199940_1-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTELuther-Smith199940_1-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTELuther-Smith199940_1-5) [***g***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTELuther-Smith199940_1-6) [Luther-Smith 1999](#CITEREFLuther-Smith1999), p. 40.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTECurti2022275_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTECurti2022275_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTECurti2022275_2-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTECurti2022275_2-3) [Curti 2022](#CITEREFCurti2022), p. 275.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTECurti2022276_3-0)** [Curti 2022](#CITEREFCurti2022), p. 276.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTECurti20229_4-0)** [Curti 2022](#CITEREFCurti2022), p. 9.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTELuther-Smith199941_5-0)** [Luther-Smith 1999](#CITEREFLuther-Smith1999), p. 41.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-FOOTNOTECurti2022275–276_6-0)** [Curti 2022](#CITEREFCurti2022), pp. 275–276.

### Sources

- Curti, Roberto (2022). *Italian Giallo in Film and Television*. McFarland. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-4766-8248-8](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-4766-8248-8).

- Luther-Smith, Adrian (1999). *Blood and Black Lace: The Definitive Guide to Italian Sex and Horror Movies*. Stray Cat Publishing Ltd. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [095332611X](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/095332611X).

## External links

- [*Delitto carnale*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083811/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

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