How wonderful to be a woman
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | How wonderful to be a woman |
| Original title | La fortuna di essere donna |
| Country of production | Italy , France |
| original language | Italian |
| Publishing year | 1956 |
| length | 91 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 16 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Alessandro Blasetti |
| script |
Suso Cecchi D'Amico Ennio Flaiano Alessandro Continenza Alessandro Blasetti |
| production | Gianni Hetch Lucari |
| music | Alessandro Cicognini |
| camera | Otello Martelli |
| cut | Mario Sarandrei |
| occupation | |
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The Italian film comedy How wonderful to be a woman ( La fortuna di essere donna ) from 1956 is the second production (after Schade that you're a rascal ) in which Sophia Loren and Marcello Mastroianni appear together. Under the direction of Alessandro Blasetti, you have an amorous exchange of blows in the world of film and fashion.
action
Antonietta, an extremely beautiful young woman, is photographed in a slippery position on the street without her knowledge from a passing car. The picture appears on the cover of a magazine and is posted at all kiosks. Angry, she and her fiancé, the lawyer Federico, find the photographer: Corrado, who works in the fields of fashion and glamor and has connections to the film industry and high society. She soon realizes that with the help of Corrado she can achieve more than just financial compensation.
Antonietta chases the honest Federico away. She expects Corrado to help her develop a career as a mannequin and movie star by introducing her to influential people. Corrado first tries to get rid of them with simple deceptions. But Antonietta clings to him and lets herself be photographed in a provocative pose in her bath dress. A love-hate relationship grows between the two. In passing, Corrado introduces Antonietta to the older Conte Sennetti, who is said to have made some young actresses great and who is delighted with her. The count teaches the young woman the manners of the upper class. One day he orders Corrado to do a photo series in which Antonietta, partly together with the count in the picture, is staged as an archeology student in ancient Roman ruins. Sennetti has long resisted her urge to buy her beautiful, expensive clothes. It wasn't until late that he surprised her with a fur coat and made contact with the film producer Magnano. However, this does not result in a film contract. In order to incite Corrado's jealousy, Antonietta proposes to Sennetti at a gala that they marry her. For his part, the photographer persuades the Count's wife, Contessa Sennetti, to sit down at Antonietta's and Sennetti's table. Amazed, Antonietta realizes that Sennetti is married. The countess tells that she was once wealthy, but that her husband squandered the fortune. She takes revenge on him by pouring a salad over him, which Corrado photographs. Antonietta returns the countess's fur and leaves the restaurant. When Magnano offered to drive her home, she did not get on. She's after Corrado, from whom she steals the car keys. The two stroll through the city at night and exchange loving little venom, up to and including throwing paving stones. Finally they kiss and kiss.
criticism
Franco Berutti from Settimo Giorno judged in 1956 that Sophia Loren was "attractive", but not a real actress. He was able to explain the involvement of the French Charles Boyer with the “requirements of the co-production”, “who strangely reminds us of De Sica , even repeats his mistakes”. Marcello Mastroianni “alone saves the film. It is only thanks to him that the plot is reasonably believable. He is superficial and cynical - just like a real photo reporter is in the eyes of the crowd - but also sensitive and personable, as the role demands ”. In contrast, said Der Spiegel , whether the "physical overforming" of the actress could easily be overlooked, that "the oblique-eyed siren has developed into a passable comedy actress". After Schade that you are a rascal, she provides proof for this for the second time.
Web links
- How wonderful, to be a woman in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- How wonderful to be a woman in the dictionary of international films
Individual evidence
- ^ Franco Berutti in Settimo Giorno , February 21, 1956, cited above. in: Claudio G. Fava, Mathilde Hochkofler: Marcello Mastroianni. His films - his life. Heyne, Munich 1988, ISBN 3-453-02625-X , p. 283
- ↑ Der Spiegel, No. 18/1956 of May 2, 1956: New in Germany. How wonderful to be a woman (Italy / France)