Overview
Clelia, a self-made woman coming from humble means, travels back to Turin, her hometown, to scout locations for the successful Roman atelier she works for. At the hotel, she encounters some upper middle-class women and she finds herself drawn into their friendships.
Fun facts
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Awards
Won the Grolla d'oro for Best Direction (1956)
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Based on
Based on Women on Their Own
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Setting
Set in Italy
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Music
Music by Giovanni Fusco
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Gianni Di Venanzo
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Cesare PaveseNovel
- Michelangelo AntonioniScreenplay
- Suso Cecchi d'AmicoScreenplay
- Alba De CéspedesScreenplay
- Original title
- Le amiche
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- November 18, 1955
- Original language
- Italian
- Countries
- Italy
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In the United States
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Cast
Eleonora Rossi DragoClelia
Gabriele FerzettiLorenzo
Franco FabriziCesare Pedoni, the Architect
Valentina CorteseNene
Yvonne FurneauxMomina De Stefani
Madeleine FischerRosetta Savoni- Anna Maria PancaniMariella
- Luciano VolpatoTony
Maria GambarelliClelia's Employer
Ettore ManniCarlo- Marcella Ferri
- Tiziano CortiniDissatisfied Customer of the Pub (uncredited)
Alessandro Fersen(uncredited)
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