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A Rather Complicated Girl (1969)

Genre : Thriller

Runtime : 1H 40M

Director : Damiano Damiani
Writer : Damiano Damiani, Alberto Silvestri, Franco Verucci

Synopsis

Having casually overheard a confusing phone conversation between two women, Alberto manages to get in touch with one of the callers, Claudia, a painter. The two become lovers and things are spiced up by Claudia's ambiguous sexual nature and by the presence of her former lover, Pietro. Alberto discovers a pistol in Claudia's handbag and this leads to a further revelation: she's dominated by her stepmother Greta, who forced her into a clandestine lesbian relationship; of which Claudia is ashamed and wants to end - at all costs. Alberto, now a slave to love, runs Greta over. But Claudia denies urging him to murder...

Actors

Catherine Spaak
Catherine Spaak
Claudia
Jean Sorel
Jean Sorel
Alberto
Florinda Bolkan
Florinda Bolkan
Greta
Gabriella Boccardo
Gabriella Boccardo
Viola
Gigi Proietti
Gigi Proietti
Pietro
Luigi Casellato
Luigi Casellato
Alberto's friend
Gino Lavagetto
Gino Lavagetto
Priest
Sergio Graziani
Sergio Graziani
Greta's boyfriend
Maria Luisa Bavastro
Maria Luisa Bavastro
Fausta
Franco Leo
Franco Leo
Viola's friend
Gaetano Imbró
Gaetano Imbró
Viola's boyfriend
Guglielmo Bogliani
Guglielmo Bogliani
Luciano Catenacci
Luciano Catenacci
Franco Giornelli
Franco Giornelli
Alberto's brother
Nello Riviè
Nello Riviè
Roberto Rigamonti
Roberto Rigamonti
Margherita Simonini
Margherita Simonini
María Cuadra
María Cuadra
Marina
Malisa Longo
Malisa Longo
Girl in Blue Bikini (uncredited)
Anna Maria Perego
Anna Maria Perego
Alberto's mother (uncredited)

Crews

Damiano Damiani
Damiano Damiani
Director
Alberto Moravia
Alberto Moravia
Story
Giorgio Agliani
Giorgio Agliani
Producer
Fabio Fabor
Fabio Fabor
Original Music Composer
Roberto Gerardi
Roberto Gerardi
Cinematography
Antonietta Zita
Antonietta Zita
Editor
Damiano Damiani
Damiano Damiani
Art Direction
Umberto Turco
Umberto Turco
Art Direction
Claudio Giambanco
Claudio Giambanco
Set Decoration
Mario Giorsi
Mario Giorsi
Assistant Director
Franco Groppioni
Franco Groppioni
Sound
Corrado Volpicelli
Corrado Volpicelli
Boom Operator
Alberto Marrama
Alberto Marrama
Camera Operator
Ermanno Serto
Ermanno Serto
Still Photographer
Giuliano Mattioli
Giuliano Mattioli
Assistant Editor
Marina Chierici
Marina Chierici
Script Supervisor
Damiano Damiani
Damiano Damiani
Screenplay
Alberto Silvestri
Alberto Silvestri
Screenplay
Franco Verucci
Franco Verucci
Screenplay

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