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Drama

Woman of Rome

- Love was her profession... men were her career!

During the fascist era, Adriana a beautiful young model, becomes a prostitute after a love affair gone wrong. She meets Mino, a partisan who falls in love with her and wants to redeem her.

Release Date : 1954-10-27

Language :Italian

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Excelsa FilmPonti-De Laurentiis Cinematografica

Production Country : FranceItaly

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Gina Lollobrigida

Character Name : Adriana

Original Name : Gina Lollobrigida

Gender : Female

Daniel Gélin

Character Name : Mino

Original Name : Daniel Gélin

Gender : Male

Franco Fabrizi

Character Name : Gino

Original Name : Franco Fabrizi

Gender : Male

Raymond Pellegrin

Character Name : gerarca Astarita

Original Name : Raymond Pellegrin

Gender : Male

Pina Piovani

Character Name : Madre di Adriana

Original Name : Pina Piovani

Gender : Female

Giovanni Di Benedetto

Character Name : Il pittore

Original Name : Giovanni Di Benedetto

Gender : Male

Renato Tontini

Character Name : Primo Sonzogno

Original Name : Renato Tontini

Gender : Male

Xenia Valderi

Character Name : Gisella

Original Name : Xenia Valderi

Gender : Female

Gino Buzzanca

Character Name : Riccardo

Original Name : Gino Buzzanca

Gender : Male

Mariano Bottino

Character Name : Tommaso

Original Name : Mariano Bottino

Gender : Male

Giuseppe Addobbati

Character Name : Tullio

Original Name : Giuseppe Addobbati

Gender : Male

Riccardo Garrone

Character Name : Giancarlo

Original Name : Riccardo Garrone

Gender : Male

Alberto Anselmi

Character Name :

Original Name : Alberto Anselmi

Gender : Male

Bianca Maria Cerasoli

Character Name :

Original Name : Bianca Maria Cerasoli

Gender : Male

Ada Colangeli

Character Name :

Original Name : Ada Colangeli

Gender : Male

Vincenzo Milazzo

Character Name :

Original Name : Vincenzo Milazzo

Gender : Male

Riccardo Ferri

Character Name :

Original Name : Riccardo Ferri

Gender : Male

Alfredo De Marco

Character Name :

Original Name : Alfredo De Marco

Gender : Male

Aldo Vasco

Character Name :

Original Name : Aldo Vasco

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-12-01

With the "Duce" still very much in charge of Italy, the young "Adriana" (Gina Lollobrigida) is coasting along in life, using her good looks to attract the attention of "Gino" (Franco Fabrizi) and hoping that they will marry. A casual meeting with aspiring Fascist "Astarita" (Raymond Pellegrin), however, soon puts that plan on the fire - especially as he clearly has designs her himself. She's a bit despondent and turns to the game to make her living. At times she comes across as almost desperate for love, for attention - yep, even sex, but perhaps when she meets "Mino" (Daniel Gélin) she might find some sort of purpose in life? Well the fly in that ointment is that he's a committed anti-Fascist and is known to the authorities. With him taking risks on a daily basis and her in possession of some fairly profound news, is there any hope for redemption for her and happiness for them? This is certainly one of Lollobrigida's better efforts as she tackles this role with quite a degree authenticity. There's virtually no glamour for her to hide behind and she delivers with a rawness as the young woman whose options are largely limited by her looks - a situation common to many women at the time. The choices of men her character makes are maybe not the best but both Gélin and Pellegrin provide solid foils as the story develops juggling romance with elements of politics and crime. It's touching at times, steadily paced and well worth a couple of hours, I'd say.