Black Velvet

Black Velvet (Velluto nero, 1976) is an Italian drama directed by Brunello Rondi — watch online on iFILM. Laura Gemser and Annie Belle lead a story set in the antebellum American South, where two children of rival plantation owners announce their engagement.

The groom grows uneasy with how his fiancée treats the enslaved workers around her. Then a house servant named Judith saves his life after a snakebite, and gratitude quietly shifts into something more. When the bride notices the change, her jealousy turns dangerous. The film blends period melodrama with a sharp look at power and possession in a society built on forced labor.

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