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Aphrodite, Goddess of Love

Aphrodite, Goddess of Love

7,4 /10 (5 Votes)
1958 IT 100 min

Overview

The construction of great temple dedicated to the goddess Aphrodite, followed by new and high taxes and the arrival of a plague, create discontent in the population, and threatens the love between a sculptor and a slave.

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Release date

29/08/1958

Votes

5

Popularity

0.9

Another moment in ancient Rome's history where things don't turn out how you'd expect.

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Status

Released

Original title

Afrodite, dea dell'amore

Language

IT

Runtime

100 min

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2024-12-15

⭐ 6

Roman Emperor Nero has recently visited Corinth and left "Antigono" (Ivo Garrani) in charge. He is determined to build a magnificent temple to Aphrodite and to pay for this he must tax and enslave some of his people - and that earns him the enmity of just about everyone. Meantime, sculptor "Demetrius" (Anthony Steffen) is charged with crafting the face of the goddess, but when he is accidentally taken prisoner encounters the slave "Lerna" (Isabelle Corey) with whom he falls madly in love. It's never going to be simple for this couple, though, as the scheming "Diala" (Irène Tunc) has her own pl…

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