European playboy sparks a romance with a friend's daughter. Year 1973 Video Release 2017-07-18 Studio Kino Lorber Genre Drama MPAA Rating Not Rated Color Color Runtime 95 Animated Live-Action Full Synopsis Maurice Ronet Purple Noon stars as Giuseppe Lagana, a European playboy who returns to his home in the Sicilian town of Catania to settle his deceased father's affairs. He reunites with an old friend, Caterina Lisa Gastoni , and a mid-life romance is kindled from the sparks of their youthful attraction. But Giuseppe finds he is not immune to the sexual magnetism of Caterina's teenage daughter, Graziella Jenny Tamburi . Soon Giuseppe's paternal affection evolves into adult passion, and he and Graziella are engaged in a tempestuous affair, willfully ignoring the consequences should Caterina discover them. Director Fernando Di Leo Cast Fernando Di Leo; Lisa Gastoni; Maurice Ronet; Jenny Tamburi