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Adua e Le Compagne [1962]
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Simone Signoret Could Set The Place On Fire
Review date: 2007-05-29 Rating: 10 out of 10
I speak maybe 20 words of Italian. 15 of them I learned while watching this film. I was mesmerised from the opening scene.
The film was released around the same time as British gritty realism films like 'A Taste of Honey' and 'Saturday Night Sunday Morning'. It is part of the Italian version of the same movement.
Simone Signoret was also in 'Room At The Top' which kicked off that genre in 1959. She has been described as the thinking man's Maralyn Monroe, (which is a little unfair to Maralyn who appealed accross the board). Simone Signoret certainly has bundles of glamour and charm and an exciting attractive screen presence. Add to that a continental air of chic mystique, and I just can't take my eyes off of her.
The story is of a group of prostitutes who open a restaurant and try to go ligit, but their past comes back to haunt them.
I got this film in a job lot of ex-rentals. I was going to give it to a charity shop, but I read the box, and thought I might try five minutes. The rest is history, and the film has fuelled a growing interest in foreign language movies.
There are English subtitles.
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Product Details/Specifications
Actor(s):
Sandra Milo
Simone Signoret
Emmanuelle Riva
Gina Rovere
Marcello Mastroianni
Creators:
Simone Signoret (Primary Contributor)
Marcello Mastroianni (Primary Contributor)
Armando Nannuzzi (Cinematographer)
Antonio Pietrangeli (Writer)
Eraldo Da Roma (Editor)
Moris Ergas (Producer)
Ettore Scola (Writer)
Ruggero Maccari (Writer)
Tullio Pinelli (Writer)
Director(s):
Recording label: C'est La Vie
Manufacturer: C'est La Vie
EAN: 5060037261015
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 1
Format: Black & White, PAL, Widescreen,
Release date: 2004-02-23
Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
Audience rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
Running time: 106 minutes
Theatrical release date: 1960
Language: English (Subtitled)
Language: Italian (Original Language)