While touring in Italy, a recently-widowed American opera singer has an incestuous relationship with her 15-year-old son to help him overcome his heroin addiction.
Cast
Jill Clayburgh
Caterina Silveri
Matthew Barry
Joe Silveri
Veronica Lazăr
Marina
Renato Salvatori
Communist
Fred Gwynne
Douglas Winter
Alida Valli
Giuseppe's Mother
Elisabetta Campeti
Arianna
Franco Citti
Man in Bar
Roberto Benigni
Upholsterer
Carlo Verdone
Director of Caracalla
Peter Eyre
Edward
Mustapha Barat
Mustafa (as Stéphane Barat)
Pippo Campanini
Innkeeper
Rodolfo Lodi
Maestro Giancarlo Calo
Sara Di Nepi
Concetta (as Shara Di Nepi)
Jole Silvani
Wardrobe Mistress (as Iole Silvani)
Francesco Mei
Barman
Ronaldo Bonacchi
Barman
Mimmo Poli
Piano Mover
Massimiliano Filoni
Piano Mover
Alessio
Caracalla Conductor
Tomas Milian
Giuseppe
Isabella Zanussi
Caterina Silvestri's Admirer (uncredited)
Liana Del Balzo
Maestro's Sister (uncredited)
Crew
Bernardo Bertolucci
Director, Screenplay, Story
Giuseppe Bertolucci
Screenplay, Story, Assistant Director
Clare Peploe
Screenplay
Franco Arcalli
Story
Gabriella Cristiani
Editor
Vittorio Storaro
Director of Photography
Gabriele Polverosi
Assistant Director
Jirges Ristum
Assistant Director
Giovanni Bertolucci
Producer
Enrico Umetelli
Camera Operator
Craig DiBona
Camera Operator
Mauro Marchetti
Assistant Camera
Mustapha Barat
Camera Trainee
Lina Nerli Taviani
Costume Design
Jole Cecchini
Hairstylist
Giuseppe Banchelli
Makeup Artist
Beatrice Caracciolo
Assistant Art Director
Tiziana Cassoni
Assistant Art Director
Luigi Marchione
Assistant Art Director
Michael Billingsley
Sound Editor
Alessandro Peticca
Assistant Sound Editor
Maurice Schell
Assistant Sound Editor
Fausto Ancillai
Sound Mixer
Mario Dallimonti
Sound Recordist
Corrado Volpicelli
Boom Operator
Enzo Diliberto
Foley Artist
Piero Bargellini
Special Effects
Ennio Morricone
Original Music Composer
Idalah Luria
Dialogue Coach
Ferdinando Giovannoni
Set Designer
Brian Hamill
Still Photographer
Alberico Novelli
Electrician
Suzanne Durrenberger
Continuity
Mario Di Biase
Production Manager
Augusto Marabelli
Unit Manager
Alessandro Mattei
Unit Manager
Pietro Sassaroli
Unit Manager
Maria Paola Maino
Art Direction
Gianni Silvestri
Art Direction
