6 2 nd ▁Academy ▁Awards ▁for ▁Best ▁Foreign ▁Language ▁Film ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁Polish ▁subm issions ▁for ▁the ▁Academy ▁Award ▁for ▁Best ▁Foreign ▁Language ▁Film ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 9 8 9 ▁films ▁Category : 1 9 8 0 s ▁drama ▁films ▁Category : Pol ish ▁films ▁Category : Pol ish ▁drama ▁films ▁Category : Pol ish - language ▁films <0x0A> </s> ▁Paolo ▁il ▁cal do ▁( in ▁English : ▁Hot ▁Paolo ) ▁is ▁a ▁novel ▁by ▁V ital iano ▁Bran c ati , ▁and ▁also ▁of ▁a ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁Italian ▁film ▁based ▁on ▁that ▁novel . ▁ ▁Nov el ▁The ▁novel ▁is ▁set ▁in ▁Cat ania ▁and ▁in ▁Rome ▁around ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War . ▁ ▁It ▁tells ▁the ▁story ▁of ▁a ▁Sic ilian ▁baron ▁who ▁gives ▁in ▁to ▁des ires ▁of ▁the ▁flesh , ▁beginning ▁at ▁an ▁early ▁age ▁and ▁continu ing ▁through ▁his ▁ad ul th ood , ▁when ▁he ▁real izes ▁what ▁an ▁empty ▁life ▁he ▁has ▁led . ▁ ▁The ▁book ▁expl ores ▁the ▁them es ▁of ▁sexual ▁passion ▁and ▁of ▁l ust , ▁sometimes ▁un brid led ▁and ▁mor bid . ▁ ▁The ▁novel ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁a ▁year ▁after ▁the ▁author ' s ▁death . ▁ ▁Its ▁publication ▁was ▁author ized ▁in ▁a ▁note ▁that ▁Bran c ati ▁p enn ed ▁two ▁days ▁before ▁his ▁passing , ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁explained ▁that ▁the ▁planned ▁two ▁final ▁chap ters ▁of