''Girl in the Window'' ( it, La ragazza in vetrina, french: La fille dans la vitrine) is a 1961 Italian-French

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...

written and directed by

Luciano Emmer Luciano Emmer (19 January 1918 – 16 September 2009) was an Italian film director. He was born in Milan, but most of his childhood lived in Venice. He started as filmmaker at filming Giotto's frescoes in Padua in 1938. Screenwriter Serg ...

and starring Lino Ventura and

Magali Noël Magali Noëlle Guiffray (27 June 1931 – 23 June 2015), better known as Magali Noël, was a French actress and singer. Biography Actress career Born in İzmir to French parents in the diplomatic service, she left Turkey for France in 1951, a ...

. It is based on the novel by Giovanni Comisso.

Plot

A group of boys from Italy arrives in Netherland to work for a local mining company. One of the miners Frederico takes one of the boys (Vincenzo) under his wings. During their first day at the mines it comes to an accident. The miners are buried for several days. After they come free Vincenzo wants to finish his job but Frederico persuade him to join one last hang out and fun bar tour. They come around and end up in red light spot with different girls in windows presenting themselves as prostitutes. One of the girls (Chanel) is an old flame from Frederico. The boy Vincenzo is interested in another girl (Elsa). He paid her to spend with him the night. Meanwhile, is Francesco drunk. He convince Chanel to go with him for a trip. He want to spend time with her at the Sea. Vincenzo after he spent the night with the prostitute Else wake up too late and misses his train back to Italy. Now he convince Elsa to follow Frederico and Chanel to the Sea. During their time at Sea comes to some argue between Vincenzo and Frederico. Frederico had some boat trip with Elsa. Vincenzo went jealous about it and they argue. After some for and back Elsa and Vincenzo fall in love and Vincenzo decided to stay and continue his work at the mines. He is in love with Elsa and want to marry her. In an end scene are Frederico and Vincenzo back at the mines and friends again and Vincenzo tells Frederico about his plans to marry Elsa. Frederico response that he will marry Chanel too and they will have a double wedding ceremony.

Cast

* Lino Ventura as Federico *

as Cori * Bernard Fresson as Vincenzo *

Marina Vlady Marina Vlady (born 10 May 1938) is a French actress. Biography Vlady was born in Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine to White Russian immigrant parents. Her father was an opera singer and her mother was a dancer. Her sisters, now all deceased, were the ac ...

as Else * Salvatore Lombardo * Antonio Badas *

Peter Faber Peter Faber (french: Pierre Lefevre or Favre, la, Petrus Faver) (13 April 1506 – 1 August 1546) was a Jesuit priest and theologian, who was also a co-founder of the Society of Jesus, along with Ignatius of Loyola and Francis Xavier. Pope Fra ...

* Roger Bernard

References

External links

* Italian drama films French drama films 1961 drama films 1961 films Films directed by Luciano Emmer Films about prostitution in the Netherlands Films set in Amsterdam 1960s French films 1960s Italian films {{1960s-France-film-stub