A pretty woman approaching middle age rents out rooms in a small Italian town. An aging sailor and a handsome younger man are amongst the lodgers.
Acting
Lollobrigida weaponizes her screen presence like it's 1953.
Costume
Every outfit screams 'I own this town and your attention.'
Cinematography
Sicilian coast so gorgeous it distracts from the plot holes.
Director
Renato Castellani
Gina Lollobrigida
Margherita
Jean-Paul Belmondo
le capitaine Il Livornese
Tomas Milian
Efisio
Odoardo Spadaro
Drudo Parenti
Michele Abruzzo
Oreste - il fratello di Margharita
Piero Morgia
Vincenzo Musolino
Anita Durante
Rosario Lo Russo - la madre
Pietro Tordi
Il Poeta
Lamberto Maggiorani
Daniela Igliozzi
Tano Cimarosa
Michele Cimarosa
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Lollobrigida's attempt to pivot from bombshell to 'serious' comedienne—Italian audiences weren't buying it, and neither was the box office.
Belmondo allegedly took this role purely for the Italian vacation; he and Milian reportedly spent more time racing scooters than rehearsing.
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