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Io la conoscevo bene (1965)

115 min · Drama, Melodrama

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Directors

Antonio Pietrangeli

Cast

Stefania Sandrelli, Mario Adorf, Jean-Claude Brialy, Joachim Fuchsberger, Nino Manfredi, Enrico Maria Salerno, Ugo Tognazzi, Karin Dor, Franco Fabrizi, Franco Nero, Turi Ferro, Robert Hoffmann

A young woman from humble origins moves to Rome to pursue a place in show business, a quest that can be arduous and humiliating.

The story

Adriana, a very young, beautiful woman from a humble background in the province of Pistoia, moves to Rome to try to make her way in show business. Her pursuit is sometimes arduous and humiliating, and brings her into contact with numerous people who belong, with varying degrees of success, to a world that seems dazzling.

Full plot (contains spoilers)

Adriana is a very young, beautiful woman from a humble background in the province of Pistoia who moves to Rome, where she tries in many ways to make her way in show business. Her pursuit, sometimes arduous and humiliating, leads her to meet numerous people who, with varying degrees of success, are part of that seemingly dazzling world. To varying degrees, they also take sexual advantage of her, fail to keep their promises, and leave her alone to face her tragic fate, which culminates in suicide.

Genres

Drama, Melodrama

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