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Audiences rate it 18 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
Rome, 1929. The Pope's tailor sends his only son, 35-year-old virgin Nello, to more liberal Bologna hoping he'll find a wife. His head brimming with ideas on romantic love induced by classical poetry, Nello falls for Angela, a beautiful blind woman who indulges him only to win back her fiancé.
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes71%
Metacritic48/100
Audiences rate it 18 points higher than critics do.
54 audience votes
Key crew
- Pupi AvatiDirector
- Riz OrtolaniOriginal Music Composer
- Pupi AvatiScreenplay
Cast
- Neri MarcorèNello Balocchi
- Vanessa IncontradaAngela Gardini
- Sandra MiloArabella
- Giulio BosettiDott. Gardini
- Nino D'AngeloDomenico "Nino"
- Giancarlo GianniniCesare Balocchi
- Edoardo RomanoProf. Gibertoni
- Anna LonghiLina
- Chiara SaniJole
- Alfiero ToppettiRenato
- Rita CarliniEmanuela
- Pietro RagusaGuido Beccalis
Stills
Themes
blind