La bella di Lodi

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La bella di Lodi
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Directed by Mario Missiroli
Starring
Cinematography Tonino Delli Colli
Edited by Nino Baragli
Music by Piero Umiliani
Release date
  • 1963 (1963)
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

La bella di Lodi is a 1963 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Missiroli. It is based on the novel with the same name written by Alberto Arbasino. [1]

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In 2008 it was restored and shown as part of the retrospective "Questi fantasmi: Cinema italiano ritrovato" at the 65th Venice International Film Festival. [2]

Synopsis

Roberta and Franco met by chance on a beach near Marina di Pietrasanta one summer afternoon. They started a relationship that led them to different places in northern Italy: Modena, Bologna, Venice, and Lodi. The girl even lived in a highway motel for a while just to be close to her lover, hoping to shape him and introduce him to the business world, ultimately aiming to turn him into a commercial manager in the automotive sector.

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References

  1. Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia; Mario Pecorari (1991). Dizionario del cinema italiano. I film. Gremese Editore, 1992. ISBN   8876055932.
  2. Simone Pinchiorri (28 July 2008). "Mostra di Venezia 2008: "Questi Fantasmi: Cinema Italiano Ritrovato (1946 – 1975)"". CinemaItaliano. Retrieved 18 April 2013.