| Enrico
Pellicci, Giovanna Ralli, Ugo Tognazzi, Maresa Gallo, Rosanna Carta,
Antonio Cifariello, Valeria Moriconi, Livia Venturini, Rita Josa,
Mara Berni, Caterina Rigoglioso
Seven top Italian filmmakers pooled
their talents on the omnibus "reality" feature Amore in
Citta (Love in the City). The film is divided into six separate
episodes; the first of these, "Paid Love", is a straightforward
study of prosititution written and directed by Carlo Lizzani. In
the second, Michelangelo Antonioni's "Attempted Suicide",
several would-be suicides discuss the reasons for their despair.
Dino Risi's "Paradise for Four Hours" is a humorous glance
at a provincial dance hall. Federico Fellini's "Marriage Agency"
finds an investigative reporter posing as a husband-to-be. Cesara
Zavattini and Umberto Maselli's "Story of Caterina" dramatizes
the true story of a young unwed mother. And "Italians Stare",
written and directed by Alberto Lattuada, illustrates the various
"girl-watching" techniques of Italian males. Among the
actors particpating in the six vignettes are Ugo Tognazzi, Maressa
Gallo, and Caterina Riogoglioso. Originally intended as the first
installment in a "movie magazine" titled "The Spectator",
Amore in Citta was released at 110 minutes; most American prints
are bereft of the opening "Paid Love" segment. |