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La signora senza camelie

The Lady Without Camelias
The Lady Without Camelias Poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Michelangelo Antonioni
Produced by Domenico Forges Davanzati
Screenplay by
Story by Michelangelo Antonioni
Starring
Music by Giovanni Fusco
Cinematography Enzo Serafin
Edited by Eraldo Da Roma
Production
company
  • Produzioni D. Forges Davanzati
  • Ente Nazionale Industrie Cinematografiche
Distributed by Ente Nazionale Industrie Cinematografiche
Release date
  • 27 February 1953 (1953-02-27) (Italy)
Running time
105 minutes
Country
Language Italian

The Lady Without Camelias (Italian: La signora senza camelie) is a 1953 Italian black-and-white drama film directed by Michelangelo Antonioni and starring Lucia Bosé, Gino Cervi, and Andrea Checchi. Based on a story by Antonioni, the film is about a new starlet who is discovered and her experiences in Italian films. The film has been called "Antonioni's most unjustly neglected fiction feature." Filmed on location in Rome and Venice,The Lady Without Camelias was released on 27 February 1953 in Italy.

A young shop assistant named Clara Manni (Lucia Bosé) is selected by movie executive Gianni (Andrea Checchi) for his new film, Woman without Destiny. When test screenings reveal that the public is enamoured with Clara, but less enthusiastic about the film itself, producer Ercole (Gino Cervi) sees an opportunity to take advantage of his actress' shapely presence and spice the film up a bit, with less attention to detail and more overt displays of passion. Clara becomes compromised when she marries Gianni, who becomes jealous over the provocative marketing for her film, and categorically states that he doesn't want her involved with it anymore. She reluctantly agrees, and after requesting a more serious vehicle for her, they set about on a new version of the daunting trial of Joan of Arc, with Gianni in the director's chair. The film is panned when premiered at the Venice Film Festival, and with both their reputations in tatters, Clara is forced to evaluate their marriage and the career that she has embarked upon.



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