Paprika (1991)
Tinto Brass re-opens the closed houses!
In 1957 Trieste, a few months before the general ban on brothels, inexperienced country girl Mimma becomes Paprika to finance her useless boyfriend as a prostitute. Amid the hustle and bustle of Rome, Paprika drifts from one brothel to another as she learns the ropes and works her way up one client at a time. However, as Paprika embarks on a stormy journey of self-discovery and sexual liberation, the sense that something is missing haunts her. Is Paprika meant to experience a passionate romance and solve the great mystery of true love?
- Parental Guidance: PG-13
- Release Date: 1991-02-13
- Runtime: 1h 56min
- Production Company: San Francisco Film
- Production Country: Italy
- Director: Tinto Brass
- Writers: Bernardino Zapponi, Tinto Brass.
