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Le Amiche

    Drama
    Romance
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Nov 18, 1955
Rated NR

Clelia, a self-made woman coming from humble means, travels back to Turin, her hometown, to scout locations for the successful Roman atelier she works for. At the hotel, she encounters some upper middle-class women and she finds herself drawn into their friendships.

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    • Cast

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    Eleonora Rossi Drago
    Clelia
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    Gabriele Ferzetti
    Lorenzo
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    Franco Fabrizi
    Cesare Pedoni, the Architect
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    Valentina Cortese
    Nene
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    Yvonne Furneaux
    Momina De Stefani
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    Madeleine Fischer
    Rosetta Savoni
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    Anna Maria Pancani
    Mariella
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    Luciano Volpato
    Tony
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    Maria Gambarelli
    Clelia's Employer
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    Ettore Manni
    Carlo
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    Marcella Ferri
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    Tiziano Cortini
    Dissatisfied Customer of the Pub (uncredited)
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    Alessandro Fersen
    (uncredited)

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    Reviews

    (1)
    Bob Taylor
    80%
    This film is taken from one of Cesare Pavese's finest works. It's seen through the eyes of Clelia, a fashion designer who has left her native Rome to start a business in Turin. There she witnesses a suicide attempt by Rosetta, a woman whose life, and the lives of Momina and Nene will influence Clelia's greatly. Marriage, men and money are the chief elements of the plot. This is one of Antonioni's finest films, from the period before L'avventura when he was exploring the themes that would preoccupy him for his entire career.