Bambola (also spelled Bámbola) is a 1996 Erotic film melodrama film written and directed by Bigas Luna.
Cast
Controversy
Because of the many scenes of sexual abuse, the film was R-rated, something that caused the ire of lead actress
Valeria Marini, who asserted that she had been promised the cut of the three more explicit scenes and a ban for just people under 14 years.
[ "Valeria vietata ai 18: ritirate la mia Bambola". Corriere della Sera. 20 September 1996.] The actress therefore sued the producer Marco Poccioni demanding the immediate withdrawal of the film, but her request was eventually rejected.
[ "Valeria Marini ha perso la causa per Bambola". Adnkronos. 21 November 1997.]
Reception
The film received extremely negative criticism. Film critic Morando Morandini referred to it as "the most silly, foolish and amateurish film of Bigas Luna",
while
Paolo Mereghetti was even tougher, saying he "never have come out of a movie theater with a much deeper discomfort."
The film was successful at the box office, being the eighth highest-grossing Italian film of the year with a gross of 4.5 billion lira.[
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