Bambola (1996)
Original title: Bámbola
Bambola is a 1996 Italian-language comedy movie directed by Bigas Luna, with a running time of 1h 35m. It stars Valeria Marini, Stefano Dionisi and Jorge Perugorría.
Everyone calls Mina 'Bambola,' the doll. After her mother dies, she and her brother Flavio open a pizzeria, and she moves through a string of volatile men who all want to own her. Bigas Luna's 1996 Italian drama is hot-blooded and a little lurid, a Mediterranean melodrama about a woman treated as a possession and the trouble that trails her because of it.
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What is Bambola about?
Everyone calls Mina 'Bambola,' the doll. After her mother dies, she and her brother Flavio open a pizzeria, and she moves through a string of volatile men who all want to own her. Bigas Luna's 1996 Italian drama is hot-blooded and a little lurid, a Mediterranean melodrama about a woman treated as a possession and the trouble that trails her because of it.
When was Bambola released?
Bambola was released on 1 September 1996.
How long is Bambola?
Bambola runs 1h 35m.
Who made Bambola?
Bambola was directed by Bigas Luna.
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A few thoughts on Bambola
Bigas Luna films appetite and ownership as the same hunger, and Bambola turns that into a story about a woman everyone wants to keep.
European dramas about women, desire and the families that bind them
Bambola treats Mina as a possession the men around her fight to own, a hot-blooded Mediterranean melodrama about desire and control. These European dramas share that charged air: Sardinian and Italian novels of family and fate beside films where love curdles into obsession, all circling women, want, and the ties that bind them.