Paprika
Tinto Brass re-opens the closed houses!
1991 | 116m | Italian
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Tinto Brass |
|---|---|
| Writer: | Tinto Brass, John Cleland, Bernardino Zapponi |
| Staring: |
| Mimma starts working in Madame Colette’s brothel to help her boyfriend financially. There she is rechristened “Paprika,” and falls in love with her first client, naval officer Franco. Despite this attraction, she begins her climb through the sex trade, residing in Italy’s most illustrious brothels. | |
| Release Date: | Feb 13, 1991 |
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| Director: | Tinto Brass |
| Writer: | Tinto Brass, John Cleland, Bernardino Zapponi |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | italy, prostitute, rome, italy, based on novel or book, brothel, self sacrifice, pimp, marriage, train, prostitution, suburb, softcore, erotic movie |
| Production Companies | San Francisco Film, Scena Film |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Sep 24, 2025 Entered: Aug 15, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Tinto Brass | Screenplay, Story, Director, Editor |
| Riz Ortolani | Original Music Composer |
| Paolo Biagetti | Production Design |
| Silvano Ippoliti | Director of Photography |
| Jost Jakob | Costume Design |
| Mario Di Biase | Executive In Charge Of Production |
| Mario Sampaolo | Accountant |
| Claudio Bernabei | Casting |
| Bruno Cesari | Set Decoration |
| Germano Tarricone | Second Assistant Director |
| Francesco Ascione | First Assistant Director |
| John Cleland | Novel |
| Rosanna Andreoni | Costume Supervisor |
| Luigi Bonanno | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Ivan Crnojevic | Set Costumer |
| Dick Naastepad | Makeup Artist |
| Silvia Brusati | Assistant Production Manager |
| Vittorio Fornasiero | Production Manager |
| Luciano Pecoraro | Production Manager |
| Marco Di Biase | Boom Operator |
| Alberto Doni | Sound Mixer |
| Luciano Teolis | Key Grip |
| Franco Cardarelli | Electrician |
| Marcello Cardarelli | Electrician |
| Ettore Corso | Camera Operator |
| Massimo Di Venanzo | Camera Operator |
| Vittorio Rocchetti | Grip |
| Gianfranco Salis | Still Photographer |
| Bernardino Zapponi | Screenplay, Story |
| Augusto Caminito | Presenter |
| Fiorenza Muller | Additional Editing |
| Carla Cipriani | Script Supervisor |
| Claudio Grassetti | Production Coordinator |
| Emanuela Lucidi | Assistant Editor |
| Giovanna Ritter | Assistant Editor |
| Camillo Sabatini | Assistant Camera |
| Renato Palmieri | Assistant Camera |
| Andrea Doria | Assistant Camera |
| Gabriella Borni | Choreographer |
| Adriano Pintaldi | Publicist |
| Isabella Gullo | Publicist |
| Claudia Reymond | Makeup Artist |
| Vitaliana Patacca | Hairstylist |
| Martina Patacca | Hairstylist |
| Maria Luigia Battani | Assistant Production Design |
| Federico Brasca | Assistant Production Design |
| Sergio Spila | Gaffer |
| Massimo Galiano | Key Grip |
| Roberto Magagnini | Property Master |
| Roberto Alberghini | Sound |
| Franco Gubiotti | Electrician |
| Jean Michel Poggioli | Grip |
| Marco Vitali | Grip |
| Walter Gatti | Props |
| Marcello Nolfo | Props |
| Alberta Ceccarelli | Seamstress |
| Maria Rinaldi | Seamstress |
| Marco Davoli | Carpenter |
| Claudio D'Angelo | Painter |
| Paolo Del Grande | Sculptor |
| Silvano Spoletini | Unit Manager |
| Filippo Deodato | Production Secretary |
| Francesca Deodato | Production Secretary |
| Mauro Babini | Production Secretary |
| Massimo Santorsola | Unit Manager |
| Fausto Capozzi | Administration |
| Patrizia Mastrofini | Administration |
| Pasquale Cuzzupoli | Colorist |
| Fernando Caso | Sound Effects |
| Alvaro Gramigna | Sound Effects |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Augusto Caminito | Producer |
| Giovanni Bertolucci | Associate Producer |
| Giuseppe Auriemma | Executive Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 75 | 94 | 61 |
| 2024 | 5 | 78 | 93 | 56 |
| 2024 | 6 | 82 | 116 | 60 |
| 2024 | 7 | 97 | 137 | 59 |
| 2024 | 8 | 100 | 171 | 57 |
| 2024 | 9 | 76 | 96 | 56 |
| 2024 | 10 | 70 | 120 | 43 |
| 2024 | 11 | 75 | 275 | 48 |
| 2024 | 12 | 106 | 246 | 49 |
| 2025 | 1 | 316 | 653 | 60 |
| 2025 | 2 | 177 | 428 | 20 |
| 2025 | 3 | 51 | 141 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 17 | 28 | 12 |
| 2025 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 10 |
| 2025 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 7 |
| 2025 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 8 |
| 2025 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 9 |
| 2025 | 9 | 17 | 22 | 11 |
| 2025 | 10 | 6 | 15 | 1 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2025 | 10 | 686 | 701 |
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| 2025 | 9 | 441 | 715 |
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| 2025 | 8 | 875 | 931 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 380 | 690 |
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| 2025 | 6 | 395 | 737 |
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| 2025 | 5 | 486 | 746 |
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| 2025 | 4 | 518 | 799 |
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| 2025 | 3 | 334 | 777 |
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| 2025 | 2 | 114 | 721 |
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| 2025 | 1 | 81 | 530 |
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| 2024 | 11 | 626 | 739 |
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| 2024 | 10 | 783 | 788 |
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| 2024 | 9 | 859 | 917 |