Sins Without Intentions
1975 film by Theo Campanelli
Sins Without Intentions (Italian: Peccato senza malizia) is a 1975 Italian erotic-drama film written and directed by Theo Campanelli and starring Jenny Tamburi, Gabriele Tinti and Luigi Pistilli.
Plot
When she reaches adulthood, Stefania leaves the orphanage at Ascoli Piceno where she was raised and goes to live with her stepfather. He is a humble fisherman who lives in a shack near the sea. He abuses her and she runs away. Stefania ends up living in the home of Laura, one of the teachers at the college. A relationship develops between Stefania and Laura. Later, Stephanie attends a painting school and falls in love with her teacher, Maurizio. Laura, now obsessed with Stefania, ends her own life.
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