Flame and the Flesh (1954)

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Country: USA
Genres: Drama
Release: 1954-05-05
Director: Richard Brooks
Writers: Auguste Bailly , Helen Deutsch (1906–1992)
Language: English
Stars: Lana Turner , Pier Angeli , Carlos Thompson , Bonar Colleano , Charles Goldner , Peter Illing , Rosalie Crutchley , Marne Maitland (1920–1991) , Eric Pohlmann , Catharina Ferraz
Runtime: 104 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: La llama y la carne (Uruguay, Eastern Republic of) , Flame and the Flesh (Canada) , Flammende Sinne (Austria) , De vlam en het vlees (Belgium) , Paixão e Carne (Brazil) , La fiamma e la carne (Italy) , Flame and the Flesh , Intohimon liekki (Finland) , Flammende lidenskab (Denmark) , Flammende Sinne , La flamme et la chair (Belgium) , La flamme et la chair (France, French Republic) , La llama y la carne (Argentina) , Flame and the Flesh (United Kingdom) , aşk ve ihtiras (Turkey) , Conflito de Paixões (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Flame and the Flesh (United States of America) , Floga kai sarka (Greece) , Meisjes zonder moraal (Netherlands the) , Conflito de Paixões (Brazil) , Frestelse (Sweden)
Plot: American Madeline, a no-better-than-she-has-to-be (and then only when pushed) traveler arrives in Naples. She has an eye for men and a penchant for getting by on her wits---a 1954 term for body---and soon has a well-meaning (dumb) young composer, Ciccio providing her with room and board. But she has a male counterpart in Ciccio's friend, café-singer Nino, who recognizes her for what she is and he decides to intercede on behalf of his friend. Black Widow Madeline welcomes him into her parlor, in a manner of speaking to get past the censors, and the next thing Nino knows, he has abandoned his wedding plans with sweet-young-thing Lisa, and runs off with Madeline. Lisa and Ciccio are left with wringing hands, and Madeline and Nino become an American/Italian version of the "Battling Bickersons" or "The Honeymooners", with none of the fun.
IMDB:tt0046982