Woman of Rome

Woman of Rome
Film poster
Directed by	Luigi Zampa
Written by	Giorgio Bassani Ennio Flaiano Alberto Moravia Luigi Zampa
Produced by	Dino De Laurentiis Carlo Ponti
Starring	Gina Lollobrigida
Cinematography	Enzo Serafin
Edited by	Eraldo Da Roma
Music by	Enzo Masetti
Release date	27 October 1954 (1954-10-27)
Running time	90 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

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

1. 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.

External links

• Woman of Rome at IMDb