Liza (1972 film)

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Liza
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Directed by Marco Ferreri
Written by Ennio Flaiano
Jean-Claude Carrière
Marco Ferreri
Produced by Ralph Baum
Raymond Danon
Alfred Levy
Starring Catherine Deneuve
Marcello Mastroianni
Cinematography Mario Vulpiani
Edited byGiuliana Trippa
Music by Philippe Sarde
Release date
  • 3 May 1972 (1972-05-03)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian
Box office$1.76 million [1]

Liza (Italian : La cagna, literally, The Bitch) is a 1972 Italian drama film directed by Marco Ferreri. [2]

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Plot

The painter Giorgio lives on an island near the South coast of Corsica, alone with his dog. He is visited by the beautiful Corsican woman Liza, who has an affair with him.

Cast

Reception

The film recorded admissions of 293,854 in France. [3]

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References

  1. "Liza". JPbox. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
  2. "NY Times: Liza". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . 2012. Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2009.
  3. Box office information for Catherine Deneuve films at Box Office Story