Movie Cosmos - Le Amiche

Description:

Clelia, a self-made woman coming from humble means, travels back to Turin, her hometown, to scout locations for the successful Roman atelier she works for. At the hotel, she encounters some upper middle-class women and she finds herself drawn into their friendships.

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Eleonora Rossi Drago

As Clelia

Gabriele Ferzetti

As Lorenzo

Franco Fabrizi

As Cesare Pedoni, the Architect

Valentina Cortese

As Nene

Yvonne Furneaux

As Momina De Stefani

Madeleine Fischer

As Rosetta Savoni

Anna Maria Pancani

As Mariella

Luciano Volpato

As Tony

Maria Gambarelli

As Clelia's Employer

Ettore Manni

As Carlo

Marcella Ferri

Tiziano Cortini

As Dissatisfied Customer of the Pub (uncredited)

Alessandro Fersen

As (uncredited)

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Michelangelo Antonioni

Director

Reviews:

Bob Taylor (8/10)

This film is taken from one of Cesare Pavese's finest works. It's seen through the eyes of Clelia, a fashion designer who has left her native Rome to start a business in Turin. There she witnesses a suicide attempt by Rosetta, a woman whose life, and the lives of Momina and Nene will influence Clelia's greatly. Marriage, men and money are the chief elements of the plot. This is one of Antonioni's finest films, from the period before L'avventura when he was exploring the themes that would preoccupy him for his entire career.

2017-02-18