Le bambole (US title: The Dolls; UK title: Four Kinds of Love) is a 1965 comedy anthology film in four segments, starring Gina Lollobrigida, Nino Manfredi, Elke Sommer, Jean Sorel, Monica Vitti, Virna Lisi and Akim Tamiroff.
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| Based on | The Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio |
| Produced by | Gianni Hecht Lucari |
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| Music by | Armando Trovajoli |
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Running time | 109 minutes |
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| Language | Italian |
The four vignettes—"The Telephone Call" ("La telefonata"), "Treatise on Eugenics" ("Il trattato di eugenetica"), "The Soup" ("La minestra"), and "Monsignor Cupid" ("Monsignor Cupido")—concern secrets of love and secret lovers.[1] The fourth segment is based on a tale of Boccaccio's The Decameron.[2]
Cast
edit- Nino Manfredi as Giorgio (segment "La telefornata")
- Virna Lisi as Luisa (segment "La telefornata")
- Elke Sommer as Ulla (segment "Il trattato di eugenetica")
- Maurizio Arena as Massimo (segment "Il trattato di eugenetica)
- Piero Focaccia as Valerio (segment "Il trattato di eugenetica)
- Monica Vitti as Giovanna (segment "La minestra")
- Gina Lollobrigida as Beatrice (segment "Monsignor Cupido")
- Jean Sorel as Vincenzo (segment "Monsignor Cupido")
- Akim Tamiroff as Monsignor Arcudi (segment "Monsignor Cupido")
References
edit- ^ Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia; Mario Pecorari (1991). Dizionario del cinema italiano. I film. Gremese Editore, 1992. ISBN 8876055932.
- ^ Crowther, Bosley (29 June 1965). "Screen: Italian Vignettes: Gina Lollobrigida Tops International Cast". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 September 2023.
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