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La Viaccia

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Amerigo (Jean-Paul Belmondo), a young man from a wealthy rural Italian family, is used to life in the country but becomes fascinated with urban life when he ventures into the city. Falling for a gorgeous prostitute named Bianca (Claudia Cardinale), Amerigo soon burns through his money trying to keep up with her expensive tastes. Determined not to lose her, Amerigo resorts to extreme measures to stay with Bianca, and this alienates him from his relatives.

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Dwight MacDonald Esquire Magazine The clever Mauro Bolognini gives a lovely period setting, part Seurat and part Lautrec, to a banal period piece. Jul 30, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Amerigo (Jean-Paul Belmondo), a young man from a wealthy rural Italian family, is used to life in the country but becomes fascinated with urban life when he ventures into the city. Falling for a gorgeous prostitute named Bianca (Claudia Cardinale), Amerigo soon burns through his money trying to keep up with her expensive tastes. Determined not to lose her, Amerigo resorts to extreme measures to stay with Bianca, and this alienates him from his relatives.
Director
Mauro Bolognini
Screenwriter
Vasco Pratolini, Pasquale Festa Campanile, Massimo Franciosa
Production Co
Arco Films, Galatea Film
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Italian
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 20, 1962, Limited
Runtime
1h 46m