Italy / Sep 06, 1955 / Venice Film Festival
1h 44min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Luciano Volpato | Tony |
| Maria Gambarelli | Clelia's Employer |
| Ettore Manni | Carlo |
| Marcella Ferri | |
| Tiziano Cortini | Dissatisfied Customer of the Pub (uncredited) |
| Alessandro Fersen | (uncredited) |
Genres
DramaRomance
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Le amiche |
| Original language | Italiano (IT) |
| Spoken languages | Italiano |
| Production countries | Italy |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Trionfalcine |
| Release date | 18 novembre 1955 |
| Production | Giovanni Addessi |
| Writer | Suso Cecchi d'Amico, Alba De Céspedes, Michelangelo Antonioni, Cesare Pavese |
| Editing | Eraldo Da Roma |
| Cinematography | Gianni Di Venanzo, Erico Menczer |
| Assistant directors | Luigi Vanzi, Michelangelo Antonioni, Elvira D'Amico |
| Camera operators | Erico Menczer, Gianni Di Venanzo |
| Additional photography | Gianni Di Venanzo, Erico Menczer |
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| Production design | Gianni Polidori |
| Art direction | Gianni Polidori |
| Set decoration | Gianni Polidori |
| Music | Giovanni Fusco, Giulio Canavero, Libero Tosoni, Armando Trovajoli, Emilio Rosa, Ennio Sensi |
| Sound | Giovanni Fusco, Giulio Canavero, Libero Tosoni, Armando Trovajoli, Emilio Rosa, Ennio Sensi |
| Costume design | Enzo Bulgarelli, Anna Cristofani, Giovanni Donelli, Gabriella Borzelli |
| Makeup | Giovanni Donelli, Anna Cristofani, Gabriella Borzelli, Enzo Bulgarelli |
| Hairstyling | Anna Cristofani, Giovanni Donelli, Gabriella Borzelli, Enzo Bulgarelli |
Release dates
Premiere
United States / Apr 26, 2009 / San Francisco International Film Festival
China / Apr 11, 2017 / Beijing International Film Festival
Limited release
Singapore / Jun 28, 2008 / PG / National Museum of Singapore
Theatrical release
Italy / Nov 18, 1955 / Rome
Finland / Feb 08, 1957 / K-16
France / Sep 06, 1957 / TP
United Kingdom / May 14, 1959 / London
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Belgium / Jun 05, 1959
Germany / Mar 31, 1961 / 18 / West Germany
United States / Jan 04, 1962 / NR / New York City, New York
Denmark / Oct 03, 1963
Japan / Jan 25, 1964
Spain / Apr 09, 1969 / Barcelona
Taiwan / Sep 21, 2012 / Re-release
TV
Hungary / Jul 21, 1964
France / Jan 29, 2026 / France•3 Corse via Stella
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