Down the Ancient StairsMovie
A mental hospital somewhere in Tuscany during the thirties. Far away from fascism, this closed world is rules over by Dr. Bonaccorsi, a passionate benevolent psychiatrist whose dream is to isolate the germ of madness. He is also a very active ladies'man and makes three women benefit from his sexual itch: Francesca the hospital manager's wife, Bianca, his devoted nurse and Carla, a nymphomaniac doctor's wife. His well-ordered universe starts being challenged with the coming of Anna, a trainee psychiatrist, who disapproves of his theory on the origin of madness. Worse, she resists his advances. As Bonaccorsi is more insecure than he looks, what will become of him?
About Down the Ancient Stairs
Down the Ancient Stairs is a 1975 drama movie directed by Mauro Bolognini.
The production information lists a runtime of 1h 50m, production credits from Italy, an original language code of IT.
The credited cast includes Marcello Mastroianni, Barbara Bouchet, Françoise Fabian, Silvano Tranquilli. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
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