Maladolescenza 1977 Movie Cast |verified| May 2026

The cast of the 1977 West German-Italian drama Maladolescenza (also released as Spielen wir Liebe Playing with Love

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3. Eva Ionesco as Silvia (The Femme Fatale Child)

The third member of the triangle is Silvia, a strangely eroticized, doll-like girl who disrupts the dynamic between Fabrizio and Laura. She is played by Eva Ionesco, born on July 18, 1965, in Paris, France. Of the three actors, Ionesco is perhaps the most legendary—and tragic—figure. Maladolescenza 1977 Movie Cast

2.1. Martin Loeb as Fabrizio

Martin Loeb plays the protagonist, Fabrizio, a boy on the cusp of manhood who oscillates between tender affection and sadistic cruelty.

• The Casting Process: Murgia reportedly interviewed hundreds of children across Italy and Austria. He chose Lara Wendel for her “purity and fear” and Martin Loos for his “arrogant beauty.”
• The Aftermath: Murgia defended the film for the rest of his life as an “allegory about the loss of childhood innocence and the rise of fascism.” However, the cast’s later testimonies—particularly Loos’s claims of coercion—have discredited Murgia’s artistic justifications.

Reception and Legacy

Writers: Peter Berling, Dieter Geissler, and Pier Giuseppe Murgia Composer: Pippo Caruso Cinematography: Lothar E. Stickelbrucks Maladolescenza (1977)

: At approximately age 12 during filming, Wendel portrayed the naive and devoted Laura, who is subjected to the sadistic games of her companion. Eva Ionesco The cast of the 1977 West German-Italian drama

Martin Loeb as Fabrizio:Loeb plays the central male figure, a teenager living on the edge of a forest who is caught between two young girls. At roughly 18 years old during filming, he was the oldest of the trio. Loeb was already known for his work in French cinema, specifically in Jean Eustache's My Little Loves (1974). In Maladolescenza, his character represents a bridge between childhood games and a more aggressive, domineering form of early adulthood.