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Escalation (1968)

1968-02-29 · 1h 29m · IT
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They tried to turn him into a sexual square!

1968, London. Luca is living his 'swinging' years away from duties and responsibilities while his father wants him to be introduced to the family business at any cost. Luca is first forced to return to Italy, then kidnapped by his father's collaborators, placed in a sanitarium and put through electroshock therapy and other torments. Once 'normalised' Luca marries a woman who is in reality a psychologist paid by his father to brainwash him and turn him into a perfect businessman.

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Roberto FaenzaDirector

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Claudine AugerClaudine AugerCarla Maria ManniniLino CapolicchioLino CapolicchioLuca LambertinghiGabriele FerzettiGabriele FerzettiAugusto LambertinghiDidi PeregoDidi PeregoPrivate investigatorLeopoldo TriesteLeopoldo TriestePriest / GuruPaola CorintiPaola CorintiAugusto's loverDada GallottiDada GallottiNurseHarold NullHarold NullPolice sergeantJacqueline PerrierJacqueline PerrierValeria LambertenghiMichele RiccardiniMichele RiccardiniDetectiveAntonietta FioritoAntonietta FioritoLambertenghi employee

Keywords

Counter-cultureMay 68Hippie art

Movie DNA

Genre affinityComedyTheme affinityCounter Culture · May 68 · Hippie ArtDialogue densityComedyPacingShortDirector preference266662Actor preference142659 · 142333 · 349709

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What is Escalation about?

1968, London. Luca is living his 'swinging' years away from duties and responsibilities while his father wants him to be introduced to the family business at any cost. Luca is first forced to return to Italy, then kidnapped by his father's collaborators, placed in a sanitarium and put through electroshock therapy and other torments. Once 'normalised' Luca marries a woman who is in reality a psychologist paid by his father to brainwash him and turn him into a perfect businessman.

How long is Escalation?

Escalation has a runtime of 89 minutes.