Devil in the Flesh is a story about an Italian high school student named Andrea who becomes infatuated with an older woman named Giulia. Giulia's fiancé, a leftist radical, is in jail and on trial for political crimes.
Andrea and Giulia start meeting at her apartment, where they quickly develop a sexual relationship. However, things get complicated when the fiancé's mother discovers their affair and confronts Andrea's father.
Andrea's father, a psychiatrist who treats patients with psychoanalysis, has treated Giulia in the past. He becomes a victim of Giulia's sexual advances, which he believes are due to madness.
As the passionate affair between Giulia and Andrea unfolds, questions arise about Giulia's sanity and whether she had an affair with Andrea's father as well. The intensity of their passion builds towards a climax.
Eventually, Andrea's father confronts him about the affair, but Andrea refuses to back down.
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Devil in the Flesh
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Body On Fire
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Carlo Crivelli:
Sung
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