Vittorio De Sica, heir to a large sum of money and owner of a newspaper vending stall, makes enough money out of his business to take a vacation at a fashionable resort. He is given a cruise ticket by an aristocrat who is an old school friend, and is mistaken for the aristocrat when he uses a camera that has his friends name on it. Assia Noris plays a maid who falls in love with him because of who he is and not who others think he is. Happy ending comes when De Sica marries Noris, who is more real than the pampered society belles he has been partying with.
Acting
De Sica's effortless charm — the man was a movie star before he became a legend.
Production
Glamorous 1930s resort aesthetic that makes you want to time-travel with luggage.
Director
Mario Camerini
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was De Sica's breakout as a leading man — audiences loved him so much he kept acting for two decades before directing Shoeshine.
Mario Camerini specialized in 'white telephone' comedies: glossy escapism for Italians living under fascism, where class anxiety gets dissolved by romance.
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