Femmine di lusso

1960 Italian film
  • 22 December 1960 (1960-12-22)
Running time
95 minutesCountryItalyLanguageItalian

Femmine di lusso is a 1960 Italian romantic comedy film directed by Giorgio Bianchi and starring Ugo Tognazzi, Elke Sommer, Walter Chiari and Sylva Koscina.

It was also known as Intrigo a Taormina, Love, the Italian Way, Luxury Vacations and Travelling in Luxury.

It was released in the US in 1965 as Love, the Italian Way.[1]

Premise

The screenplay concerns a group of passengers travelling around the Mediterranean on a luxury liner enjoying various adventures and becoming romantically involved with each other.[2]

Cast

  • Ugo Tognazzi - Ugo Lemeni
  • Elke Sommer - Greta
  • Walter Chiari - Walter
  • Sylva Koscina - Luciana
  • Gino Cervi - Ugo's father
  • Caprice Chantal - Elena Le Garde
  • Mario Scaccia - Edmondo, the butler
  • Belinda Lee - Adriana Bessan

Production

In June 1960 it was reported the producer offered Maria Callas a role.[3] Belinda Lee has a cameo.[4]

References

  1. ^ Classified Ad 4 -- No Title The Washington Post and Times-Herald 14 May 1965: B15.
  2. ^ BFI.org
  3. ^ Maria Callas Gets Offer of Film Role Chicago Daily Tribune 8 June 1960: b2.
  4. ^ Vagg, Stephen (September 7, 2020). "A Tale of Two Blondes: Diana Dors and Belinda Lee". Filmink.

External links

  • Femmine di lusso at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
  • Film page at BFI
  • Love the Italian Way at TCMDB
  • Love the Italian Way at Film Affinity
  • Page on the film at Elke Sommer Fan Site
  • Film page at Letterbox DVD


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