The 1950s Italian rom-com where everyone's scheming and no one's innocent.
When his girlfriend falls for a rich entrepreneur, an aspiring singer plots with the man's girlfriend so that they can get back their respective partners.
Costume
Mid-century Roman fashion that slaps harder than the drama.
Acting
Fiore's eyes do more work than the dialogue.
Director
Anton Giulio Majano
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot during Italy's economic miracle, the film satirizes new money anxieties while luxuriating in them. Majano essentially made a Marxist rom-com with better lighting.
Giacomo Rondinella was a real-life Neapolitan singer; his casting let Majano save on dubbing and added authentic melancholy to Giulio's serenades.
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