La spiaggia
Alberto Lattuada / IT, FR, 1954 / 108 min.
Tragicomic portrait of the Italian bourgeoisie. A prostitute is reviled by the guests at a hotel on the Italian Riviéra; but when the same woman decides to marry a millionaire, everyone wants to be her friend. First colour film by Alberto Lattuada.
Italy in the mid-fifties: the first signs are showing of what will become the economic boom of the sixties. The well-heeled middle classes flock to the Italian Rivièra on holiday.
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Details
Director
Alberto Lattuada
Production year
1954
Country
IT, FR
Original title
La spiaggia
Length
108 min.
Language
Italian
Subtitles
ENG
Format
DCP
Part of
Alberto Lattuada
With the rediscovery of Alberto Lattuada, one of the best-kept secrets of Italian cinema can finally be seen again. Lattuada is an often-overlooked filmmaker whose productive career encompasses more than four decades of Italian cinema.
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