The Edge of Innocence: Revisiting Pier Giuseppe Murgia’s Maladolescenza (1977)
In certain jurisdictions, such as Germany and the Netherlands, courts have historically restricted the distribution and possession of the film based on child protection laws. Critical Reception: maladolescencia maladolescenza 1977 de pier giuseppe murgia
The film contains unsimulated scenes of sexual contact between minors (according to multiple court rulings and expert testimonies). In several countries, possessing the film is legally equivalent to possessing child sexual abuse material. The Edge of Innocence: Revisiting Pier Giuseppe Murgia’s
note that Murgia succeeds in creating a constant atmosphere of impending threat. Laura (played by Eva Ionesco , then only
Before Maladolescenza , Murgia directed La cosa buffa (1972) and Il pistolero segnato da Dio (1973), but neither prepared audiences for what he would unleash in 1977. Murgia claimed that the film was an allegory for the loss of innocence and the corruption of youth by bourgeois society. However, critics have long debated whether the film’s artistic intentions justify its graphic depictions of adolescent sexuality.