Description

The movie Down the Ancient Stairs (Original title Per le antiche scale) has in the main roles on Marcello Mastroianni (Professor Bonaccorsi), Françoise Fabian (Anna Bersani), Silvano Tranquilli (professor Rospigliosi), Marthe Keller (Bianca) The release date of the movie is 17.10.1975. . Production countries: Italy Movie Genre: Movies Drama

A mental hospital somewhere in Tuscany during the thirties. Far away from fascism, this closed world is rules over by Dr. Bonaccorsi, a passionate benevolent psychiatrist whose dream is to isolate the germ of madness. He is also a very active ladies'man and makes three women benefit from his sexual itch: Francesca the hospital manager's wife, Bianca, his devoted nurse and Carla, a nymphomaniac doctor's wife. His well-ordered universe starts being challenged with the coming of Anna, a trainee psychiatrist, who disapproves of his theory on the origin of madness. Worse, she resists his advances. As Bonaccorsi is more insecure than he looks, what will become of him?