Woman of Rome

1954 film

Woman of Rome (Italian: La romana) is a 1954 drama film directed by Luigi Zampa, and starring Gina Lollobrigida.^[1]

Plot

Beautiful but poor Adriana, during the fascist era, finds work as a model for a painter. She becomes the lover of a chauffeur who promises to marry her, but then is revealed to be already married. She improvises herself as a prostitute and then falls in love with Mino, a good guy who ends up in jail for anti-fascist activities. Thus Adriana's misadventures in search of love continue.

Cast

• Gina Lollobrigida as Adriana
• Daniel Gélin as Mino
• Franco Fabrizi as Gino
• Raymond Pellegrin as Astarita
• Pina Piovani as Madre di Adriana
• Xenia Valderi as Gisella
• Renato Tontini as Carlo Sonzogno
• Gino Buzzanca as Riccardo
• Mariano Bottino as Tommaso
• Giuseppe Addobbati as Tullio
• Giovanni Di Benedetto as Il pittore (as Gianni Di Benedetto)
• Riccardo Garrone as Giancarlo

References

1. Hal Erickson (2008). "New York Times: Woman of Rome". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 10 January 2008. Retrieved 9 August 2008.

External links

• Woman of Rome at IMDb