Fans of torrid, gritty melodramas are invited to get sucked into this whirlpool. He is a respected surgeon, a perfect emblem of the well-off bourgeoisie. She is a circus acrobat, an enchanting, spinning fantasy. They are exact opposites, but they become fatally attracted to each other. Because that’s the nature of the melodrama: things continue as they always have, until something unexpected upsets the balance and good sense goes out the window. There is also the wife, the victim of a reckless love affair but at the same time an involuntary executioner. Bufere is a race towards the madness of desire, which fittingly ends with a car speeding towards the edge of a cliff. Expert director Guido Brignone gets the job done brilliantly. The cast, perfect for their roles, are a bomb waiting to explode: Jean Gabin (the surgeon), Silvana Pampanini (the acrobat), and Carla Del Poggio (the wife).
A highly-respected, happily-married surgeon is enchanted by a circus acrobat and falls madly in love with her. His marriage falls apart and his medical career is at risk. His wife, not wishing to admit defeat, gives her rival a lift in her car and sets off at high speed…
Fans of torrid, gritty melodramas are invited to get sucked into this whirlpool. He is a respected surgeon, a perfect emblem of the well-off bourgeoisie. She is a circus acrobat, an enchanting, spinning fantasy. They are exact opposites, but they become fatally attracted to each other. Because that’s the nature of the melodrama: things continue as they always have, until something unexpected upsets the balance and good sense goes out the window. There is also the wife, the victim of a reckless love affair but at the same time an involuntary executioner. Bufere is a race towards the madness of desire, which fittingly ends with a car speeding towards the edge of a cliff. Expert director Guido Brignone gets the job done brilliantly. The cast, perfect for their roles, are a bomb waiting to explode: Jean Gabin (the surgeon), Silvana Pampanini (the acrobat), and Carla Del Poggio (the wife).
A highly-respected, happily-married surgeon is enchanted by a circus acrobat and falls madly in love with her. His marriage falls apart and his medical career is at risk. His wife, not wishing to admit defeat, gives her rival a lift in her car and sets off at high speed…
