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Director
  
Mauro Bolognini

Duration
  

Story by
  
Mario Pratesi

Country
  
Italy

7/10
IMDb

Genre
  
Drama

Running time
  
1h 40m

Language
  
Italian language

The Lovemakers (film) movie poster

Writer
  
Mario Pratesi
,
Vasco Pratolini

Release date
  
13 June 1961 (France)

Screenplay
  
Vasco Pratolini, Pasquale Festa Campanile, Massimo Franciosa

Cast
  
Jean-Paul Belmondo
(Amerigo),
Claudia Cardinale
(Bianca),
Pietro Germi
(Stefano),
Romolo Valli
(Dante),
Gabriella Pallotta
(Carmelinda),
Gina Sammarco
(MaƮtresse)

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Directed by Mauro Bolognini, Claudia Cardinale movies, Dramas

The Lovemakers (Italian: La Viaccia) is a 1961 Italian drama film directed by Mauro Bolognini based on a novel by Mario Pratesi. The film stars Claudia Cardinale and Jean-Paul Belmondo. It was entered into the 1961 Cannes Film Festival.

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Plot

The original Italian is La Viaccia (the name of the family farm which motivates the plot). The death of a wealthy patriarch in 1885 sets off an interfamily power struggle. Son Ferdinando buys out his other relatives in order to gain full control over the dead man's property. But Ferdinando's country-bumpkin nephew Amerigo holds out. Amerigo's stance is weakened when he heads for the city and meets prostitute Bianca. To support her in the manner in which she is accustomed, Amerigo steals from his uncle. Disgraced in the eyes of his family, Amerigo decides to stay near his beloved Bianca by becoming a bouncer in her brothel.

Cast

  • Jean-Paul Belmondo as Amerigo
  • Claudia Cardinale as Bianca
  • Pietro Germi as Stefano
  • Gabriella Pallotta as Carmelinda
  • Romolo Valli as Dante
  • Paul Frankeur as Ferdinando
  • Gina Sammarco as MaĆ®tresse
  • Marcella Valeri as Beppa
  • Emma Baron as Giovanna
  • Franco Balducci as Tognaccio
  • Claudio Biava as Arlecchino
  • Nando Angelini as Young man
  • Duilio D'Amore as Bernardo
  • Giuseppe Tosi as Casamonti
  • Paola Pitagora as Anna
  • Gianna Giachetti as Boarder at brothel
  • Rosita di Vera Cruz as Margherita
  • Dante Posani as Gustavo
  • Olimpia Cavalli as Boarder
  • Aurelio Nardi as Ball-man
  • Maurice Poli
  • Renzo Palmer
  • Rina Morelli
  • References

    The Lovemakers (film) Wikipedia
    The Lovemakers (film) IMDb The Lovemakers (film) themoviedb.org