La Mandragore

Callimaco, a wealthy young man, falls madly in love with Lucrezia, the beautiful young wife of a much older man, Messer Nicia. But Lucrezia is honest and faithful. Her husband has failed to help her discover love. Lucrezia will resist the combined assaults of her mother, her confessor and her husband for a long time before agreeing to cheat on him. How to approach her?

1972

1h 30min

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Top Billed Cast

Claude Jade
Lucrezia
Paul Barge
Callimaco
Angelo Bardi
Nicia
Roger Pelletier
Ligurio
Nathalie Nerval
Sostrata
Joseph Falcucci
Siro
Raymond Jourdan
Timotéa

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