The Profiteer

– A young seminarian who can't be ordained because of a speech impediment leaves the seminary to take ..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.30 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 40 Minutes
Release Year:
1974
Original Name:
Il saprofita
The Profiteer (1974) - Also known as Il saprofita

A young seminarian who can't be ordained because of a speech impediment leaves the seminary to take a job with a wealthy baroness' crippled son. The seminarian is actually what the italian title of the movie describes as an exploitative parasite ( saprofita), first bedding the baroness and consequently pushing her impotent husband to commit suicide, then taking off to Lourdes with the boy, who hopes for a miracle, and finally seducing a very devout woman who is visiting the site with her grandmother, who unexpectedly dies. Sergio Nasca's (an assistant director of Marco Bellocchio) decadent erootic drama debut

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Release Date:

28 Oct 1974

Language:

Italian

Director:

Sergio Nasca

Main Actors:

Valeria Moriconi, Al Cliver, Giancarlo Marinangeli, Janet Agren

Plot:

By all accounts, this slick production aims at exposing the corruption of southern Italian Catholicism. A young seminarian who can't be ordained because of a speech impediment leaves the seminary to take a job with a wealthy baroness' crippled son. The seminarian is a lustful and mendacious rascal, but soon after taking the baroness to bed he heads off to Lourdes with the boy, ostensibly in hope of a miracle for the lad. Instead, he seduces a very devout woman who is visiting the site with her grandmother, who dies. This is just the main story.

Awards:

2 nominations.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.2/10