| Woman of Rome | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Luigi Zampa |
| Written by | Giorgio Bassani Ennio Flaiano Alberto Moravia Luigi Zampa |
| Produced by | Dino De Laurentiis Carlo Ponti |
| Starring | Gina Lollobrigida |
| Cinematography | Enzo Serafin |
| Edited by | Eraldo Da Roma |
| Music by | Enzo Masetti |
| Release date |
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| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
Woman of Rome (Italian: La romana) is a 1954 drama film directed by Luigi Zampa, and starring Gina Lollobrigida.
Plot
Beautiful but poor Adriana, during the fascist era, finds work as a model for a painter. She becomes the lover of a chauffeur who promises to marry her, but then is revealed to be already married. She improvises herself as a prostitute and then falls in love with Mino, a good guy who ends up in jail for anti-fascist activities. Thus Adriana's misadventures in search of love continue.
Cast
- Gina Lollobrigida as Adriana
- Daniel Gélin as Mino
- Franco Fabrizi as Gino
- Raymond Pellegrin as Astarita
- Pina Piovani as Madre di Adriana
- Xenia Valderi as Gisella
- Renato Tontini as Carlo Sonzogno
- Gino Buzzanca as Riccardo
- Mariano Bottino as Tommaso
- Giuseppe Addobbati as Tullio
- Giovanni Di Benedetto as Il pittore (as Gianni Di Benedetto)
- Riccardo Garrone as Giancarlo
References
- Hal Erickson (2008). "New York Times: Woman of Rome". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 10 January 2008. Retrieved 9 August 2008.
External links
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