Girl with a Suitcase

Girl with a Suitcase
Original Italian poster
Directed by	Valerio Zurlini
Written by	Leonardo Benvenuti (as Leo Benvenuti) Piero De Bernardi Enrico Medioli Giuseppe Patroni Griffi Valerio Zurlini
Starring	Claudia Cardinale Corrado Pani Jacques Perrin
Release date	9 February 1961 (Italy)
Running time	121 min.
Language	French/Italian

Girl with a Suitcase (Italian: La ragazza con la valigia) is a 1961 Italian romantic drama film by Italian Director Valerio Zurlini starring Claudia Cardinale as a naive nightclub singer who lives on the good will of others. It was entered into the 1961 Cannes Film Festival.

When Aida (Claudia Cardinale) is dumped by her lover, she travels alone to the big city. Her former lover's younger brother Lorenzo (Jacques Perrin) takes her in, protecting her and falling in love with her. The "pair" have many obstacles: their ages (Lorenzo being only 16) and Lorenzo's family, who go to great lengths trying to stop this cross-class affair (with Aida in the lower class). Aida begins a relationship with a new man but Lorenzo is unwilling to let go. When they do eventually part Lorenzo leaves Aida with a large sum of money as a farewell gift.