Le ambiziose

Cast

Censorship

When Le Ambiziose was first released in Italy in 1961 the Committee for the Theatrical Review of the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities rated it as VM16: not suitable for children under 16. In addition the committee imposed the removal of the following lines and scenes: 1) Flora’s line: “He was sophisticated, if he didn’t watch a pornographic film first... then nothing!”; 2) scenes in which the female artist in her studio flatters Miss Calabria (“What a nice tan you have; Lucky sun that can kiss whoever! What a body you have! Your skin is pure and smooth”) along with the scene in which Miss Calabria scared by the attention of the artist leaves the room; 3) any mentions of Prime Minister Amintore Fanfani made by the Festival organizers during the final meeting will be removed. The official document number is: 33723, it was signed on 3 January 1961 by Minister Renzo Helfer.