| Schoolgirl Diary | |
|---|---|
 Alida Valli and Irasema Dilián | |
| Directed by | Mario Mattoli |
| Written by | Aldo De Benedetti Marcello Marchesi Mario Mattoli Laura Pedrosi |
| Produced by | Giulio Manenti |
| Starring | Alida Valli |
| Cinematography | Jan Stallich |
| Edited by | Fernando Tropea |
Release date |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
Schoolgirl Diary (Italian : Ore 9: lezione di chimica) is a 1941 Italian "white-telephones" drama film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Alida Valli. [1]
Alida Maria Laura, Freiin Altenburger von Marckenstein-Frauenberg, better known by her stage name Alida Valli, was an Italian actress who appeared in more than 100 films in a 70-year career, spanning from the 1930s to the early 2000s. She was one of the biggest stars of Italian film during the Fascist era, once being called "the most beautiful woman in the world" by Benito Mussolini, and was internationally successful post-World War II. According to Frédéric Mitterrand, Valli was the only actress in Europe to equal Marlene Dietrich or Greta Garbo.
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