Ugo meets the 18-year-old Renata in the hostel where she is staying. He falls in love with and leaves with her for several romantic places until the money ends. Ugo will try to get the girl engaged on a local TV station, but Renata falls in love with a manager.
Cinematography
Dreamy Italian locations that mock the characters' empty wallets.
Acting
Kaufmann's wide-eyed innocence against Marin's desperate swagger.
Director
Mario Camerini
Carla Gravina
Betty
Lorella De Luca
Francesca
Raf Mattioli
Piero
Geronimo Meynier
Giggi
Christine Kaufmann
Silvia
Luciano Marin
Marco
Luciana Angiolillo
Mother of Francesca
Emma Baron
Maria Lojacono
Mario Carotenuto
Amaduzzi, father Lello
Paola Quattrini
Andreina
Edoardo Toniolo
Marco's father
Nietta Zocchi
Teresa (uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released during Italy's economic miracle, the film captures the tension between post-war poverty and emerging consumer culture.
Christine Kaufmann was only 14 during filming, already a German child star who'd later marry Tony Curtis.
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