One of Those
One of Those (Italian: Una di quelle, also known as Totò, Peppino e... una di quelle) is a 1953 Italian comedy-drama film produced, written, directed and starred by Aldo Fabrizi.[1]
One of Those | |
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Directed by | Aldo Fabrizi |
Written by | Giorgio Bianchi Aldo De Benedetti Aldo Fabrizi |
Starring | Lea Padovani Peppino De Filippo Totò Aldo Fabrizi |
Cinematography | Gábor Pogány |
Music by | Carlo Innocenzi |
Release date | 1953 |
Running time | 86 min |
Country | Italy |
Language | Italian |
Plot
Maria is a widow with a dependent child, in debt with her landlord, and she tries to get by on small tailoring jobs. One day she receives a visit from a neighbor, a prostitute. Praising the beauty of Maria, and understanding her economic difficulties, the prostitute suggests her to attempt the same profession, in her view the only way for a single woman to find the money to live.
Desperate by the personal and economic situation, Maria reluctantly accepts the advice and the next day she went to a nightclub, where she encounter two wealthy country men, the brothers Martino and Rocco.
Cast
- Lea Padovani as Maria Rossetti
- Peppino De Filippo as Martino Bardelli
- Totò as Rocco Bardelli
- Aldo Fabrizi as Dr. Ubaldo Mancini
- Mara Landi as L'entraineuse
- Giulio Calì as Guardamacchine
- Nando Bruno as Il tassista
- Mario Castellani as Il farmacista
- Laura Gore as Annie
- Antonio Vaser as Il portiere d'albergo
- Alberto Talegalli as Un burino
- Pina Piovani as La portinaia
References
- Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 1991. ISBN 8876055487.