La cuccagna, internationally released as A Girl... and a Million, is a 1962 Italian drama film directed by Luciano Salce.[1][2]
| A Girl... and a Million | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Luciano Salce |
| Written by | Alberto Bevilacqua Goffredo Parise Carlo Romano Luciano Vincenzoni |
| Cinematography | Erico Menczer |
| Music by | Ennio Morricone |
| Language | Italian |
In 2008 it was restored and shown as part of the retrospective "Questi fantasmi: Cinema italiano ritrovato" at the 65th Venice International Film Festival.[3]
Plot
editRossella, a beautiful young girl from a working-class family, looks for a job every day, but is disappointed to not be able to find serious employment. She meets Giuliano, a young student, who, for his part, has the will to avoid finding a job at any cost. After attempting suicide together, they make the choice to live each day without obsessing over work.
Cast
edit- Donatella Turri: Rossella Rubinacci
- Luigi Tenco: Giuliano
- Umberto D'Orsi: Dott. Giuseppe Visonà
- Liù Bosisio: Diana
- Gianni Dei: Natalino
- Piero Gerlini: Gallery's Owner
- Enzo Petito: Galliano Rubinace, Rossella's father
- Corrado Olmi: Visonà's friend
- Jean Rougeul: Cementi
- Luciano Salce: the Colonel
- Ugo Tognazzi: a driver (cameo)
- Franco Abbina : Rossella's brother
References
edit- ^ Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia & Mario Pecorari (1991). Dizionario del cinema italiano. I film. Gremese Editore, 1992. ISBN 8876055932.
- ^ Andrea Pergolari. Verso la commedia: momenti del cinema di Steno, Salce, Festa Campanile. Firenze libri, 2002.
- ^ Simone Pinchiorri (28 July 2008). "Mostra di Venezia 2008: "Questi Fantasmi: Cinema Italiano Ritrovato (1946 – 1975)"". CinemaItaliano. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
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