Love story of a young woman Stella who is dying of leukemia. A man is mistaken for a family member at the hospital and is informed by a doctor the diagnosis of Stella. Stella cheerfully follows the man. He is reluctant at first but after some shaky moments the two develop a relationship. The two fall in love in the short period of time left to experience.
Acting
Pamela Villoresi's doomed optimism cuts straight through the melodrama.
Direction
Cozzi's giallo-adjacent tension in a weepie romance — weirdly effective.
Director
Luigi Cozzi
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Luigi Cozzi is primarily known for sci-fi and horror, making this romantic weepie a bizarre outlier in his filmography.
This belongs to the 1970s 'dying young' romance boom that peaked with Love Story — Italian cinema's gloomier, less glossy contribution.
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