I must say I found Enrico Maria Salerno mesmerising and will be seeking out more of his work. And Sandra Milo was a revelation for me, as I'd only really known her from being a mad old bat on daytime tv, but she's actually very good.
This is a pitiless glimpse of an Italy at the height of its boom with the rot starting to set in.
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Weekend, Italian Style 1965
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The More the Merrier 1943
Why am I wasting my time watching any film that does not have Jean Arthur in it?
A scrumptious sugarpuff of a film in the best possible way: I adored it. Jean Arthur is absolute magic. She has such a talent for comedy, both physically and in her delivery, and I love everything about her. She looks so cute here, too - in her work outfits, in her stripey pyjamas, and that supercute playsuit when she's up on the roof!…
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