[new] — Maladolescenza Letterboxd

Because Maladolescenza is banned in multiple countries (including the UK, Germany, and Norway), its availability is limited to underground torrents, bootleg DVDs, and occasional archival screenings. Letterboxd does not host films; it only hosts metadata and user reviews.

There’s “transgressive art” and then there’s documented exploitation of children. This film lives in the latter category. Nothing to unpack here except the failure of adults on set. Letterboxd shouldn’t give this a platform, even as a historical artifact. Logged to mark my stance: remove it. maladolescenza letterboxd

I’ve noticed Maladolescenza (1977) creeping into a few “controversial takes” lists and even some ‘70s deep-dive watchlists on Letterboxd lately. For those who don’t know – this is the infamous Italian-German film based on a novel by Peter Berling, starring a very young Eva Ionesco and Martin Loeb. It’s essentially unwatchable for most due to its graphic depiction of pre-adolescent sexuality. This film lives in the latter category