The Guest
1971, Italian. Directed by Liliana Cavani.
A forty year old woman, who has been in an asylum, goes to live with her brother's family. She proves incapable of adapting herself to family life, takes refuge in the country alone with her memories, and is later returned to the asylum.
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Italian
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Liliana CavaniDirector
- Lucia BosèAnna / Mélisande / Geneviève
- Peter Gonzales FalconLuciano / Pelléas / Dolaud
- Glauco MauriPiero, the Writer
- Alvaro PiccardiRenato, Anna's Brother
- Maddalena GilliaFranca
- Giampiero FrondiniNeighbour
- Maria Luisa SalmasoNeighbour
- Alfio GalardiThe Director
- Lorenzo PianiYoung Man at the Beach
Details
- Released
- 1 September 1971
- Original title
- L'ospite
- Country
- Italy
- Written by
- Liliana Cavani
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The Guest runs 93 minutes (1h 33m).
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The Guest isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 September 1971. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Guest?
The Guest (1971) was directed by Liliana Cavani and stars Lucia Bosè, Peter Gonzales Falcon, Glauco Mauri.