''The Beach'' (Italian: ''La spiaggia'') also internationally released as ''Riviera'' and ''The Boarder'') is a 1954 French-Italian comedy drama film 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 ...

and starring

Martine Carol Martine Carol (born Marie-Louise Jeanne Nicolle Mourer; 16 May 1920 – 6 February 1967) was a French film actress. Career Born Maryse Mourer (or Marie-Louise Jeanne Nicolle Mourer) in Saint-Mandé, Val-de-Marne, (France), she studied acting und ...

, Raf Vallone and Mario Carotenuto. In 2008 the film was selected to enter the list of the

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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. It was shot at the

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and on location around

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Plot

At a luxury resort on the Italian coast, a prostitute takes her young daughter for a vacation but tries to conceal her true profession from her fellow guests. She is courted by the local mayor, before her past is exposed to the gossipy society of the resort.

Cast

as Anna Maria Mentorsi * Raf Vallone as Silvio, il sindaco di Pontorno * Mario Carotenuto as Carlo Albertocchi * Carlo Romano as Luigi * Clelia Matania as la signora Albertocchi *Carlo Bianco as Chiastrino, il milionario * Nico Pepe as ex-fumatore magro * Mara Berni as la signora Marini * Valeria Moriconi as Gughi, l'esistenzialista *

Marcella Rovena Marcella Rovena (22 January 1905 – 6 October 1991) was an Italian film and voice actress. Born in Conegliano, she started her career on the big screen in 1932 with director Nunzio Malasomma Nunzio Malasomma (4 February 1894 – 12 J ...

as Luigina, moglie di Roberto *

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as la signora snob *

Marco Ferreri Marco Ferreri (11 May 1928 – 9 May 1997) was an Italian film director, screenwriter and actor, who began his career in the 1950s directing three films in Spain, followed by 24 Italian films before his death in 1997. He is considered one of t ...

as ex-fumatore grasso *

Ennio Girolami Enio Girolami (14 January 1935 – 16 February 2013), sometimes credited as Thomas Moore, was an Italian film and television actor. Born in Rome, son of director Marino Girolami and brother of director Enzo G. Castellari, Girolami made his ...

as Riccardo

References

Bibliography

* Bayman, Louis. ''Directory of World Cinema: Italy''. Intellect Books, 2011.

External links

* 1954 films Films directed by Alberto Lattuada 1954 comedy-drama films Italian comedy-drama films French comedy-drama films Titanus films 1950s Italian-language films Films set in Liguria 1950s Italian films 1950s French films {{comedy-drama-film-stub