Paprika
- released:1991-02-13
- genres: Drama
- duration:116m
- casts: Debora Caprioglio, Stéphane Ferrara, Martine Brochard, Stéphane Bonnet, Rossana Gavinel
- Country: Italy
- Production: San Francisco Film, Scena Film
overview
In 1957 Trieste, a few months before the general ban on brothels, inexperienced country girl Mimma becomes Paprika to finance her useless boyfriend as a prostitute. Amid the hustle and bustle of Rome, Paprika drifts from one brothel to another as she learns the ropes and works her way up one client at a time. However, as Paprika embarks on a stormy journey of self-discovery and sexual liberation, the sense that something is missing haunts her. Is Paprika meant to experience a passionate romance and solve the great mystery of true love?