La bella di Lodi explained

Director:Mario Missiroli
Starring:
Music:Piero Umiliani
Cinematography:Tonino Delli Colli
Editing:Nino Baragli
Country:Italy
Language:Italian

La bella di Lodi is a 1963 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Missiroli. It is based on the novel with the same name written by Alberto Arbasino.[1]

In 2008 it was restored and shown as part of the retrospective "Questi fantasmi: Cinema italiano ritrovato" at the 65th Venice International Film Festival.[2]

Synopsis

Roberta and Franco met by chance on a beach near Marina di Pietrasanta one summer afternoon. They started a relationship that led them to different places in northern Italy: Modena, Bologna, Venice, and Lodi. The girl even lived in a highway motel for a while just to be close to her lover, hoping to shape him and introduce him to the business world, ultimately aiming to turn him into a commercial manager in the automotive sector.

Cast

Notes and References

  1. Book: Roberto Chiti . Roberto Poppi . Enrico Lancia . Mario Pecorari . Dizionario del cinema italiano. I film. 1991 . Gremese Editore, 1992. 8876055932.
  2. News: Simone Pinchiorri. Mostra di Venezia 2008: "Questi Fantasmi: Cinema Italiano Ritrovato (1946 – 1975)". 18 April 2013. CinemaItaliano. 28 July 2008.