L'ospite, English title The Guest,[a] is a 1971 Italian drama film directed by Liliana Cavani and starring Lucia Bosè.

He takes a particular interest in the case of Anna, a woman who was hospitalised with depression after the death of her adored cousin twenty years ago.

The only person in the institute to whom Anna feels an emotional bond is Luciano, a fellow inmate who maintains in a catatonic state.

During a visit by the couple next door, Anna recounts the husband's sexual advances towards her, for which she is slapped by the disbelieving Renato.

[8] The day after the film's TV presentation, Ugo Buzzolan [it] of La Stampa praised Cavani's "artistic and civil commitment" and Bosè's performance.