Woman of Rome (Italian: La romana) is a 1954 drama film directed by Luigi Zampa, and starring Gina Lollobrigida.[1]
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.
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