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Paris, My Love (1962)

Genre : Comedy

Runtime : 1H 46M

Director : Vittorio Caprioli
Writer : Vittorio Caprioli, Franca Valeri, Renato Mainardi, Silvana Ottieri

Synopsis

Parigi O Cara is probably the most camp in the history of Italian cinema, certainly a favourite with the GLBT community who quote its lines by heart. Unique as it's the only film where Franca Valeri (now 90) is the unquestioned star, in the role of Delia, a snobbish, stingy prostitute who is moving to Paris looking for greener and more lucrative pastures. An anti-neorealist, amoral, almost abstract comedy, which anticipates Almodóvar, a ferocious, though gentle, non-moralistic portrayal of the 60's boom and its broken dreams. The dialogue between Delia and her brother (played by Fiorenzo Fiorentini), when he does (or does not) tell her he is a homosexual, is memorable, a primordial coming-out, a masterpiece of allusions. But what makes it one of the first examples of a film with a "gay point of view" is the approach: perceptive, non-conformist, caustically witty. A film ahead of its times, still unbeaten.

Actors

Franca Valeri
Franca Valeri
Delia Nesti
Vittorio Caprioli
Vittorio Caprioli
Avallone
Fiorenzo Fiorentini
Fiorenzo Fiorentini
Claudio Nesti
Margherita Girelli
Margherita Girelli
Grazia
Antonio Battistella
Antonio Battistella
Antonio
Michèle Bardollet
Michèle Bardollet
La Française
Nunzia Fumo
Nunzia Fumo
Elvira
Gigi Reder
Gigi Reder
Il Portinaio
Greta Gonda
Greta Gonda
Annamaria Ubaldi
Annamaria Ubaldi
Nando Cicero
Nando Cicero

Crews

Vittorio Caprioli
Vittorio Caprioli
Director
Alessandro Jacovoni
Alessandro Jacovoni
Producer
Carlo Di Palma
Carlo Di Palma
Director of Photography
Nino Baragli
Nino Baragli
Editor
Giulio Coltellacci
Giulio Coltellacci
Production Design
Giulio Coltellacci
Giulio Coltellacci
Costume Design
Vittorio Caprioli
Vittorio Caprioli
Story
Vittorio Caprioli
Vittorio Caprioli
Screenplay
Franca Valeri
Franca Valeri
Screenplay
Renato Mainardi
Renato Mainardi
Screenplay
Silvana Ottieri
Silvana Ottieri
Screenplay
Nando Cicero
Nando Cicero
First Assistant Director
Philippe Collin
Philippe Collin
First Assistant Director
Dario Di Palma
Dario Di Palma
Camera Operator
Alberto Spagnoli
Alberto Spagnoli
Assistant Camera
Vanda Tuzzi
Vanda Tuzzi
Script Supervisor
Alberto Giommarelli
Alberto Giommarelli
Production Manager
Ferdinando Pescetelli
Ferdinando Pescetelli
Sound
Alvaro Girolimotti
Alvaro Girolimotti
Boom Operator
Goffredo Rocchetti
Goffredo Rocchetti
Makeup Artist
Maria Teresa Corridoni
Maria Teresa Corridoni
Hairstylist
Elmiro Rubeo
Elmiro Rubeo
Gaffer
Franco Romagnoli
Franco Romagnoli
Key Grip
Fiorenzo Carpi
Fiorenzo Carpi
Original Music Composer
Roberto Moretti
Roberto Moretti
Production Manager
Vittorio Musy Glori
Vittorio Musy Glori
Line Producer

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