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At a political rally, bricklayer Oreste (Marcello Mastroianni) sees flower girl Adelaide (Monica Vitti) and is so thoroughly smitten that he decides he must leave his wife for her. The pair's happiness doesn't last, however, as a young pizza chef named Nello (Giancarlo Giannini) also has eyes for Adelaide. He sends her a heart-shaped pizza pie and in no time has broken up their relationship. Adelaide leaves Oreste, who becomes passionately grief-stricken and considers suicide.
Original Release
01/18/1970
US Release
05/05/1970
Cast
Name | Character |
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Marcello Mastroianni | Oreste / Oreste Nardi |
Monica Vitti | Adelaide / Adelaide Ciafrocchi |
Giancarlo Giannini | Nello / Nello Serafini |
Manuel Zarzo | Ugo |
Marisa Merlini | Silvana / Silvana Ciafrocchi |
Hércules Cortés | Ambleto di Meo |
Fernando Sánchez Polack | District Head of Communist Party / Capo del Partito Comunista |
Gioia Desideri | Adelaide's Friend / amica di Adelaide |
Juan Diego | Antonia's Son / Antonio's Son / figlio di Diego |
Bruno Scipioni | Pizza maker / pizzaiolo |
Directors
Writers
Ettore Scola, Agenore Incrocci, Furio Scarpelli
Cast
Name | Character |
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Marcello Mastroianni | Oreste / Oreste Nardi |
Monica Vitti | Adelaide / Adelaide Ciafrocchi |
Giancarlo Giannini | Nello / Nello Serafini |
Manuel Zarzo | Ugo |
Marisa Merlini | Silvana / Silvana Ciafrocchi |
Hércules Cortés | Ambleto di Meo |
Fernando Sánchez Polack | District Head of Communist Party / Capo del Partito Comunista |
Gioia Desideri | Adelaide's Friend / amica di Adelaide |
Juan Diego | Antonia's Son / Antonio's Son / figlio di Diego |
Bruno Scipioni | Pizza maker / pizzaiolo |
Josefina Serratosa | Antonia |
Giuseppe Maffioli | Lawyer / avvocato |
Corrado Gaipa | President of tribunal / Presidente del Tribunale |
Paola Natale | Flower Seller / fioraio |
Brizio Montinaro | Restaurant Night Guard |
Nerina Montagnani | Adelaide Ciafrocchi's old Colleague |
Angelo Casadei | Street spectator |
Jimmy il Fenomeno | Man sitting at the hospital |
Natale Tulli | Giulio Cesare |
Subramanian S. Iyer | Waiting man in hospital |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Pio Angeletti | Producer |
Adriano De Micheli | Producer |