Paprika

Paprika

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Release Date

2/13/1991

Runtime

116 mins

Genres

Overview

Mimma starts working in Madame Colette’s brothel to help her boyfriend financially. There she is rechristened “Paprika,” and falls in love with her first client, naval officer Franco. Despite this attraction, she begins her climb through the sex trade, residing in Italy’s most illustrious brothels.

Status

Released

Original Language

Italian

Budget

-

Revenue

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A sensual, character-driven portrait of a woman navigating the Italian sex trade, trading freedom for survival while yearning for genuine connection. It's as much about desire and reinvention as it is about the compromises that come with economic desperation.

Mood

BittersweetMelancholicWistful

Themes

LoveIdentitySurvivalClass

Tone

Tender

Pacing

Steady

Look

NaturalisticPainterly

Structure

Linear

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Sexual content

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