Melissa P. (2005)

4.7105 minDirector: Luca Guadagnino

2005 film by Luca Guadagnino

Melissa P. is a 2005 Italian-language erotic drama film, co-written and directed by Luca Guadagnino, based on the 2003 semi-autobiographical novel 100 Strokes of the Brush Before Bed by Melissa Panarello. The film stars María Valverde, Fabrizia Sacchi, Primo Reggiani, Nilo Mur, Elio Germano, Letizia Ciampa, Davide Pasti, Alba Rohrwacher, Piergiorgio Bellocchio, Giulio Berruti, Marcello Mazzarella, Claudio Santamaria, and Geraldine Chaplin.

Distributed by Columbia Pictures, Melissa P. was released in Italy on 18 November 2005 and in Spain on 24 February 2006. It placed at number one at the box office in Italy.

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What is Melissa P. about?
Melissa P. (2005) — Melissa lives with her mother and her grandmother in Sicily. She has a close relationship with her grandmother, a heavy smoker, who seems to be the only person in the world who understands Melissa. Melissa's father lives in another country. One day Melissa and her friend go to a
Is Melissa P. based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
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