L'immoralità (1978)

Fantastic!

Tells a fascinating and unsettling true story, and does so well, without pretending to have all the answers.

Blistering performances.

It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

You have never seen a femme fatale that is only 12 but there are many things in this film one will never see in another film. There is no nudity below the waste though sex is implied and shown facing the male on top of an obvious stand in. You still do not see anything though Simona is often nude and clearly shown from the waste up.The story is worthwhile because I am sure this kind of attraction happens all the time. The pedophile murderer does not hide his crime but this a such a dysfunctional family they accept him and Simona even wants to have his baby. You can also view this as a cautionary tale about marriages of convenience and/or money that really have no basis beyond that.The attraction between the child and the killer is believable in every way but the ending is not at all predictable and is worth the price of admission. Shall I call it a happy ending? Pretty close.

There is only one reason why anyone would want to watch the tedious trudge through depravity that is "L'immoralita", and that's for perverts who want to see if a grown man really does get it on with an 11 year old girl during its run- time. He does.The filmmakers keep you in, er, suspense, for want of a better word, as there is only one scene in the movie that features any man-girl sex or child nudity. They must have known that was their only draw card. The movie's plot generates no reason to keep watching of its own. It's familiar giallo or poliziotteschi territory; miserable, upper-middle class people with the life sucked out of them wander around their sterile luxury. Enter a killer to a world so messed up no one cares what he's done, and you wonder who's going to kill who next, or at least you're supposed to.I couldn't care less, and neither do you. It's only one scene; maybe you can find it on Youtube.

When I started watching this film I wasn't expecting too much. I thought I was going to hate it according to what I had read, but I decided to give it a try. It surprised me! It was a really good film with a very original story. Being an Italian low profile production it managed to be suspenseful and interesting.The acting was good enough, especially the actress portraying the mother. And I loved Simona, the kid, and rooted for her all the time. By the way, the piano score was very nice and followed the story perfectly.I don't want to spoil the movie because I think it really deserves to be watched. So if you like good drama with an original story (something hard to find these days) go for this one!

An 11 year-old girl befriends an injured man unaware that he is a paedophile killer.Her mother winds up having an affair with him which makes the girl jealous so she sets out to seduce him as well."L'Immoralita" by Massimo Pirri reminded me a little bit an infamous "Maladolescenza",but it was not as graphic.Still the sex scene between the girl and the killer may certainly upset some viewers,albeit the girl is clearly replaced by an older body-double.The story of "L'Immoralita" is morally dubious,however the acting is quite good and there is enough sleaze to satisfy any self-respecting smut peddler.I'd recommend this film for fans of Italian exploitation.7 out of 10.