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The Alcove
The Alcove
	Italian theatrical release poster by Enzo Sciotti
	L'alcova
Directed by	Joe D'Amato
Written by	Ugo Moretti
Based on	"The Alcove", by Judith Wexley
Starring	Lilli Carati; Laura Gemser
Cinematography	Joe D'Amato
Edited by	Franco Alessandri
Music by	Manuel De Sica
Production; company	Filmirage
Distributed by	C.R.C.
Release date	21 January 1985 (Italy);
Running time	86 minutes
Country	Italy

The Alcove (Italian: L'alcova; also known as Lust), is a 1985 Italian erotic film directed by Joe D'Amato.^[2]

The film contains brief hardcore sex footage on a vintage film reel that the film's characters watch. Otherwise, it is a softcore film.^[3]

Plot

It is the year 1936, Italy is in a state of euphoria because of its new African empire. A war veteran returns home from the Second Abyssinian War bringing back a black woman. This situation breaks the monotony and unravels the secret turbulent life of his family.

Cast

Lilli Carati as Alessandra
Annie Belle as Velma
Laura Gemser as Zerbal
Al Cliver as Elio
Roberto Caruso as Furio
Nello Pazzafini as The Gardener

Release

The film grossed 335,890,000 L.(US$175,950 – equivalent to $498,452 in 2023) on its release.^[2]

Notes

^ "La retape - Film italien de Joe D'Amato (1985)" (in Italian). laurentpons.fr. Retrieved Jun 25, 2016.
^ ^a ^b Roberto Poppi. Dizionario del cinema italiano. Gremese Editore, 1991. ISBN 9788877424235.
^ The Alcove.