The Beach (1954 film) explained

The Beach
Studio:Titanus Film
Gamma Film
Runtime:102 minutes
Country:France
Italy

The Beach (Italian: La spiaggia) also internationally released as Riviera and The Boarder) is a 1954 French-Italian comedy drama film directed by Alberto Lattuada and starring Martine Carol, Raf Vallone and Mario Carotenuto.[1] [2] In 2008 the film was selected to enter the list of the 100 Italian films to be saved.[3] [4]

The film's sets were designed by the art director Dario Cecchi. It was shot at the Titanus Studios in Rome and on location around Savona in Liguria. In 2008, the film was included on the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage’s 100 Italian films to be saved, a list of 100 films that "have changed the collective memory of the country between 1942 and 1978."[5]

Plot

At a luxury resort on the Italian coast, a prostitute takes her young daughter for a vacation but tries to conceal her true profession from her fellow guests. She is courted by the local mayor, before her past is exposed to the gossipy society of the resort.

Cast

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. Book: [[Callisto Cosulich]]. I Film di Alberto Lattuada. 1985. Gremese Editore, 1985. 8876051872.
  2. Book: [[Adriano Aprà]]. Alberto Lattuada: il cinema e i film. 2009. Marsilio, 2009. 978-8831797771.
  3. News: Massimo Borriello. Cento film e un'Italia da non dimenticare. 19 April 2013. Movieplayer. 4 March 2008.
  4. News: Ecco i cento film italiani da salvare. 19 April 2013. Corriere della Sera. 28 February 2008.
  5. Web site: Ecco i cento film italiani da salvare Corriere della Sera. 2021-03-11. www.corriere.it.