Sweet Deceptions

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Sweet Deceptions
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Directed by Alberto Lattuada
Starring Catherine Spaak
Cinematography Gábor Pogány
Edited by Leo Catozzo
Music by Piero Piccioni
Distributed by Titanus
Release date
1960
LanguageItalian

I dolci inganni (internationally released as Sweet Deceptions) is a 1960 Italian drama film directed by Alberto Lattuada. [1] [2] The film tells one day in the life of a young adolescent girl who is discovering her sexuality. [3]

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Plot

Francesca (Catherine Spaak), a 17-year-old girl, who has a vivid dream of making love to Enrico (Christian Marquand), a 37-year-old divorced architect and family friend. She skips school to watch lovers as she contemplates whether she should act on her feelings.

Cast

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References

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