The Flesh

The Flesh

1991 · 90 min · ★ 5.7 · Drama, Romance

A piano player meets and falls in love with a beautiful and voluptuous woman who, by some strange procedure, leaves the man unable to move but with a permanent priapism. After some time he becomes sick of it and she relieves his paralysis. Eventually she gets bored and decides to leave, but he can't take it because he loves her…

Directed by Marco Ferreri · Written by Massimo Bucchi

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