Bambola (also spelled Bámbola) is a 1996 erotic melodrama film written and directed by Bigas Luna.
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Cast
Valeria Marini as Mina, aka "Bambola"
Stefano Dionisi as Flavio
Jorge Perugorría as Furio
Manuel Bandera as Settimio
Antonino Iuorio as Ugo
Anita Ekberg as Mother Greta
Controversy
Because of the many scenes of sexual abuse, the film was R-rated, something that caused the ire of lead actress Valeria Marini, who asserted that she had been promised the cut of the three more explicit scenes and a ban for just people under 14 years. The actress therefore sued the producer Marco Poccioni demanding the immediate withdrawal of the film, but her request was eventually rejected.
Reception
The film received extremely negative criticism. Film critic Morando Morandini referred to it as "the most silly, foolish and amateurish film of Bigas Luna", while Paolo Mereghetti was even tougher, saying he "never have come out of a movie theater with a much deeper discomfort."