Franco, singer in search of success, falls in love with Marisa. But she walks away from him to stay close to her sick cousin.
Acting
Loretta Goggi's doe-eyed suffering—pure telenovela commitment.
Costume
Franco's turtleneck-and-chain combos deserve their own museum.
Director
Mariano Laurenti
Bobby Solo
Franco Sarresi
Loretta Goggi
Marisa
Pippo Franco
Orazio
Pino Ferrara
Augusto Ricci
Mario Pisu
Marisa and Silvia's father
Alicia Brandet
Elizabeth McDonald
Claudio Gora
Camillo Ricci
Linda Sini
Maria Teresa
Nanda Primavera
Marisa and Silvia's mother
Dada Gallotti
l'amante del Commendatore
Gigi Reder
il Cavaliere
Umberto D'Orsi
il talent scout
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Bobby Solo was a real-life Italian pop star—this was basically his A Star Is Born moment, except nobody became a star.
Mariano Laurenti directed over 50 films in his career, mostly in the commedia sexy all'italiana genre—this one's unusually restrained for him.
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