''Guendalina'' is a 1957 Italian
comedy film
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directed by
Alberto Lattuada
Alberto Lattuada (; 13 November 1914 – 3 July 2005) was an Italian film director.
Career
Lattuada was born in Vaprio d'Adda, the son of composer Felice Lattuada. He was initially interested in literature, becoming, while still a student, a mem ...
. It was entered into the
1957 Cannes Film Festival
The 10th Cannes Film Festival was held from 2 to 17 May 1957.
''Nights of Cabiria'' by Federico Fellini, ''La casa del ángel'' by Leopoldo Torre Nilsson, ''A Man Escaped'' by Robert Bresson, and ''The Seventh Seal'' by Ingmar Bergman were entere ...
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Cast
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Jacqueline Sassard
Jacqueline Sassard (13 March 1940 – 17 July 2021) was a French actress who appeared in Italian films such as '' Guendalina'' directed by Alberto Lattuada, a young woman with family and financial troubles in Luigi Zampa's '' Il Magistrato'' a ...
as Guendalina
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Raf Mattioli
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as Oberdan
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Sylva Koscina
Sylva Koscina (; born Silvija Košćina, ; 22 August 1933 – 26 December 1994) was a Yugoslav-born Italian actress, maybe best remembered for her role as Iole, the bride of Hercules ( Steve Reeves) in ''Hercules'' (1958) and ''Hercules Unchai ...
as Francesca, Guendalina's mother
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Raf Vallone
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as Guido, Guendalina's father
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Leda Gloria
Leda may refer to:
Mythology
* Leda (mythology), queen of Sparta and mother of Helen of Troy in Greek mythology
Places
* Leda, Western Australia, a suburb of Perth, Western Australia
* Leda makeshift settlement, Bangladesh, a refugee camp ...
as Oberdan's mother
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Lili Cerasoli
''Lili'' is a 1953 American film released by MGM. It stars Leslie Caron as a touchingly naïve French girl whose emotional relationship with a carnival puppeteer is conducted through the medium of four puppets. The film won the Academy Award for ...
as Bianchina
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Fanny Landini
Fanny may refer to:
Given name
* Fanny (name), a feminine given name or a nickname, often for Frances
In slang
* A term for the vulva, in Britain and many other parts of the English-speaking world
* A term for the buttocks, in the United States
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Loretta Capitoli
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Leonardo Botta
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People
Notable people with the name include:
* Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519), Italian Renaissance scientist, ...
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Antonio Mambretti as Businessman
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Flavia Solivani
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Enzo Cerusico
Enzo Cerusico (22 October 1937 – 26 November 1991) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1951 and 1984.
Career in the United States
Cerusico's first role on American television was in a 1966 episode of ''I ...
as Postman
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Giancarlo Cobelli
Giancarlo Cobelli (12 December 1929 – 16 March 2012) was an Italian actor and stage director. He was considered one of the most important directors of Italian theatre.
Early life
Born in Milan, Cobelli studied acting at Giorgio Strehler's P ...
as Barber
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Decimo Cristiani
References
External links
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1957 films
1950s Italian-language films
1957 comedy films
Italian black-and-white films
Films directed by Alberto Lattuada
Films produced by Carlo Ponti
Films produced by Dino De Laurentiis
Italian comedy films
1950s Italian films
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