The read
Critics rate it 15 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
A young woman from the Italian countryside experiences the dark side of the business after she moves to Rome to become a star.
Ratings
IMDb7.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes91%
Critics rate it 15 points higher than audiences do.
189 audience votes
Key crew
- Antonio PietrangeliDirector
- Antonio PietrangeliScreenplay
- Ruggero MaccariScreenplay
- Ettore ScolaScreenplay
- Piero PiccioniOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Stefania SandrelliAdriana Astarelli
- Mario AdorfEmilio Ricci, aka Bietolone
- Jean-Claude BrialyDario Marchionni
- Joachim FuchsbergerThe Writer
- Nino ManfrediCianfanna
- Enrico Maria SalernoRoberto
- Ugo TognazziGigi Baggini
- Karin DorBarbara
- Franco FabriziPaganelli
- Turi FerroIl commissario
- Robert HoffmannAntonio Marais
- Franco NeroItalo - The garage attendant
Stills
Themes
beachblack and whitesalonsunbathingaspiring actress