Paprika

Tinto Brass re-opens the closed houses!

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?

Debora Caprioglio

(Paprika)

Stéphane Ferrara

(Rocco)

Martine Brochard

(Madame Collette)

Stéphane Bonnet

(Franco)

Rossana Gavinel

(Gina)

Renzo Rinaldi

(Count Bastiano Rosasco)

Nina Soldano

(Journalist)

Clara Algranti

(Sciura Angelina)

Luciana Cirenei

(Donna Olimpia)

John Steiner

(Prince Ascanio Del Bardo)

Valentine Demy

(Beba)

Luigi Laezza

(Nino)

Riccardo Garrone

(Uncle Lele)

Paul Müller

(Milvio)

Clarita Gatto

(Tosca)

Osiride Pevarello

(Remo)

Debora Vernetti

(Carmen)

Elisabeth Kaza

(Madame Catarsi)

Elisabetta Lupetti

(Ines)

Gabriella De Baggi

Carla Salerno

(Fru Fru)

Milly Corinaldi

(Casino Trieste's Servant)

Maria Cristina Mastrangeli

(Turinese Prostitute)

Rossella Pezzullo

Tiziana D'Arcangelo

Clotilde De Spirito

(Casino Trieste's Cook)

Alessandra Bonarota

(Maris)

Gianni Demartiis

(Butler)

Hella Estaire

(Swedish Prostitute)

Andrea Aureli

(Ginetto)

Debora Calì

(Nora)

Jacopo Gualtieri

(Matthieu)

Marilena Trifone

(Messinese Prostitute)

Domiziano Arcangeli

(Gualtiero Rosasco)

Laura Piattella

(Sonia)

Eolo Capritti

(Admiral Ciancalasme)

Carla Solaro

Alfredo Quadrelli

(Mr. Tomei)

Roberta Sarazzi

Franco Senika

(Aggressive Client at Naples Brothel)

M. Josè da Silva

Felice Leveratto

(Don Vincenzo)

Daniela Fedke

(Vespasiana)

Libero Sansavini

(Casino Roma's Client)

Sibilla De Conti

Luca Lionello

(Painter)

Tiziana Del Poggio

Maurizio Romoli

(Antique Dealer)

Pasquale Africano

(Casino Roma's Client (uncredited))

Tinto Brass

(Doctor Babarelli (uncredited))

Emanuelle Cristaldi

(Prostitute (uncredited))

Ida Eccher

(Casino Milano's Old Woman (uncredited))

Silvio Klein

(Casino's Client (uncredited))

Marco Marciani

(Il Caffé (uncredited))

Ettore Martini

(Casino Trieste's Client (uncredited))

Walter Midolo

(Casino Trieste's Client (uncredited))

Aline Pilato

(Casino's Mistress (uncredited))

Petra Scharbach

(Duchess Silvia Dolgoruky (uncredited))

Lamberto Solfa

(Casino Milano's Client (uncredited))

Antonella Sperati

(Fulvia (uncredited))

Antonio Spinnato

(Casino's Client (uncredited))

Natale Tulli

(Rocco's Henchman (uncredited))