''Lulu'' ( it, Lulù) is a 1953 Italian
drama film
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directed by
Fernando Cerchio
Fernando Cerchio (7 August 1914 – 19 August 1974) was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He directed more than 30 films between 1940 and 1972.
Selected filmography
* ''Men of the Mountain'' (1943)
* '' Mistress of the Mountains'' ...
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Plot
Mario, a student from a noble Milanese family, falls in love with Lulù, a young slender girl. While the student is at Lulu's house, her protector arrives and gives him the keys to the apartment. Mario, who had naively believed in Lulu's good faith, leaves the house upset. When she returns after some time, he no longer finds her than she does: she has left the apartment and returned to live with her parents, people of questionable principles, who suggest that their daughter pretend to be pregnant. Mario, feeling responsible, marries Lulu against the wishes of his family and continues his studies in Milan, finding accommodation in the countryside in a house left by his grandmother. Lulu begins to find country life boring and resumes an old relationship. When Mario is warned by an anonymous letter, he rushes home and surprises Lulu with her lover. The latter, threatened by Mario, shoots him, but hits Lulu who stood between the two.
Cast
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Valentina Cortese
Valentina Cortese (1 January 1923 – 10 July 2019) was an Italian actress. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in François Truffaut's '' Day for Night'' (1973).
Personal life
Cortese was bor ...
- Lulù
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Jacques Sernas - Mario
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Luigi Pavese
Luigi Pavese (25 October 1897 – 13 December 1969) was an Italian actor and voice actor.
Biography
Born in Asti, Pavese started his career in 1916 working as a silent film actor at 19 years of age. He then began his theatrical debut in 19 ...
- Stefano
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Marcello Mastroianni - Soletti
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Paola Borboni - Virginia
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Luigi Cimara - Farnesi
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Mario Ferrari
Mario Ferrari (September 3, 1894 – June 28, 1974) was an Italian film actor. After making his debut in 1920, Ferrari became a mainstay of Italian cinema during the Fascist era appearing in a mixture of leading and supporting roles. He pla ...
- Mister Franchi
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Flora Mariel - Teresa
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Anna Maria Padoan
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* Anna (Anisia) (fl. 1218 to 1221)
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- Giustina
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- Suitor
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Pina Piovani - Mrs. Salvi
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Laura Gore
Laura Gore (30 September 1918 – 27 March 1957) was an Italian actress and voice actress. She appeared in 39 films between 1945 and 1955. She was born in Bussoleno, Turin as Laura Emilia Regli.
While studying accounting, in 1940 she won t ...
- The Venetian maid
References
External links
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1953 films
1953 drama films
Italian drama films
1950s Italian-language films
Italian black-and-white films
Films directed by Fernando Cerchio
1950s Italian films
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