''Being Twenty'' ( it, Avere vent'anni, also known as ''To Be Twenty'') is a 1978 Italian
erotic
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-drama film directed by
Fernando Di Leo
Fernando Di Leo (11 January 1932 – 2 December 2003) was an Italian film director and screenwriter, script writer. He made 17 films as a director and about 50 scripts from 1964 to 1985.
Biography
Fernando Di Leo was born on 11 January 1932 in ...
and starring
Gloria Guida
Gloria Guida (; born 19 November 1952) is an Italian actress and model. She is best known for starring in commedia erotica all'italiana, particularly the '' La liceale'' series, and also in erotic coming-of-age-drama films in the mid-1970s.
L ...
and
Lilli Carati
Lilli Carati (23 September 1956 – 21 October 2014) was an Italian actress.
Biography
Lilli Carati was born in Varese (Lombardy). In 1974, she was named "Miss Elegance" at a beauty contest in Calabria and began working as a fashion model in M ...
.
Plot
Lia (Gloria Guida) and Tina (Lilli Carati) are two beautiful girls who meet and realize that they have a lot in common. They are both young, beautiful and pissed off, so they decide to
hitchhike
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Nomads have ...
their way to
Rome
, established_title = Founded
, established_date = 753 BC
, founder = King Romulus (legendary)
, image_map = Map of comune of Rome (metropolitan city of Capital Rome, region Lazio, Italy).svg
, map_caption ...
to find a
commune
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Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
where they can stay and live the life of
free love
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... or so they think. Things don't go as they have planned though, and soon they become entangled with
prostitution
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, the police and an aggressive
gang
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.
Cast
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Gloria Guida
Gloria Guida (; born 19 November 1952) is an Italian actress and model. She is best known for starring in commedia erotica all'italiana, particularly the '' La liceale'' series, and also in erotic coming-of-age-drama films in the mid-1970s.
L ...
- Lia
*
Lilli Carati
Lilli Carati (23 September 1956 – 21 October 2014) was an Italian actress.
Biography
Lilli Carati was born in Varese (Lombardy). In 1974, she was named "Miss Elegance" at a beauty contest in Calabria and began working as a fashion model in M ...
- Tina
*
Ray Lovelock - Rico
*
Vincenzo Crocitti
Vincenzo Crocitti (16 July 1949 – 29 September 2010) was an Italian cinema and television actor. Crocitti was born in Rome. He won a David di Donatello and a Nastro d'Argento for the role of Mario Vivaldi in '' An Average Little Man''.
Selec ...
- Riccetto
*
Giorgio Bracardi - Commissario Maresciallo Zambo
*
Leopoldo Mastelloni
Leopoldo Mastelloni (born 12 July 1945) is an Italian actor, comedian and singer.
Biography
Born in Naples, Mastelloni made his debut in his hometown, performing in theatre and cabaret. He got his first success on television with the RAI variety ...
- Arguinas
*
Roberto Reale
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honou ...
- Head of rapists
*
Serena Bennato
Serena most commonly refers to:
* Serena Williams (born 1981), professional tennis player
Serena may also refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media
* Serena (genre), 13th-century Occitan poetic genre
* ''Serena'' (1962 film), a British crime th ...
- Lesbian car driver
*
Daniele Vargas
Daniele Vargas, stage name of Daniele Pitani (20 April 1922 – 7 January 1981) was an Italian film actor.
Life and career
Born in Imola, a small town in the district of Bologna, after attending high school with Pier Paolo Pasolini, Daniel ...
- Prof. Affatati
*
Vittorio Caprioli
Vittorio Caprioli (15 August 1921 – 2 October 1989) was an Italian actor, film director and screenwriter. He appeared in 109 films between 1946 and 1990, mostly in French productions.
Biography
Caprioli was born in Naples. Having graduated fr ...
- Nazariota
*
Licinia Lentini
Licinia Lentini (born 4 March 1959) is an Italian actress and television personality. She was sometimes credited as Lilian Lacy and Licia Lee Lyon.
Life and career
Born in Rome, Lentini achieved a wide popularity in 1980 as a showgirl in the R ...
- Lesbian
*
Daniela Doria - Patrizia
*
Raul Lovecchio
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Raul, Raúl or Raül may r ...
- Vice-commissioner (as Raoul Lo Vecchio)
*
Fernando Cerulli
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- Retired civil servant
Release
The film was released as a 2-Disc
DVD
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by Raro Video on July 28, 2011.
References
External links
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1978 films
1970s erotic drama films
Italian erotic drama films
1970s Italian-language films
Films directed by Fernando Di Leo
Films set in Rome
Films shot in Rome
1978 drama films
1970s Italian films
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