''The Divine Nymph'' ( it, Divina creatura) is a 1975
Italian
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** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom
** Italian language, a Romance language
*** Regional Ita ...
drama film
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directed by
Giuseppe Patroni Griffi
Giuseppe Patroni Griffi (26 February 1921 – 15 December 2005) was an Italian playwright, screenwriter, director, and author.
He was born in Naples in an aristocratic family and moved to Rome immediately after the end of World War II and spent ...
and starring
Laura Antonelli
Laura Antonelli ( Antonaz; 28 November 1941 – 22 June 2015) was an Italian film actress who appeared in 45 films between 1964 and 1991.
Early years
Antonelli was born Laura Antonaz in Pola, Kingdom of Italy (in Croatian, Pula), former cap ...
,
Marcello Mastroianni,
Michele Placido
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and
Terence Stamp
Terence Henry Stamp (born 22 July 1938) is an English actor. Stamp is known for his sophisticated villain roles. He was named by ''Empire Magazine'' as one of the 100 Sexiest Film Stars of All Time in 1995. He has received various accolades inc ...
.
It was entered into the
26th Berlin International Film Festival
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The Japan ...
.
It was distributed in the U.S. by Analysis Film Releasing Corp.
Plot
During the Roaring Twenties, a beautiful woman (
Laura Antonelli
Laura Antonelli ( Antonaz; 28 November 1941 – 22 June 2015) was an Italian film actress who appeared in 45 films between 1964 and 1991.
Early years
Antonelli was born Laura Antonaz in Pola, Kingdom of Italy (in Croatian, Pula), former cap ...
) is engaged to one man, but has an affair with both a young nobleman (
Terence Stamp
Terence Henry Stamp (born 22 July 1938) is an English actor. Stamp is known for his sophisticated villain roles. He was named by ''Empire Magazine'' as one of the 100 Sexiest Film Stars of All Time in 1995. He has received various accolades inc ...
) and later his cousin (
Marcello Mastroianni), playing them against each other.
Cast
*
Laura Antonelli
Laura Antonelli ( Antonaz; 28 November 1941 – 22 June 2015) was an Italian film actress who appeared in 45 films between 1964 and 1991.
Early years
Antonelli was born Laura Antonaz in Pola, Kingdom of Italy (in Croatian, Pula), former cap ...
- Manoela Roderighi
*
Terence Stamp
Terence Henry Stamp (born 22 July 1938) is an English actor. Stamp is known for his sophisticated villain roles. He was named by ''Empire Magazine'' as one of the 100 Sexiest Film Stars of All Time in 1995. He has received various accolades inc ...
- Dany di Bagnasco
*
Michele Placido
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- Martino Ghiondelli
*
Duilio Del Prete
Duilio Del Prete (25 June 1938 – 2 February 1998) was an Italian actor, dubber and singer-songwriter.
Del Prete was born at Cuneo, Piedmont. As a singer-songwriter, he wrote political songs and recorded an album of Jacques Brel's covers; he a ...
- Armellini
*
Ettore Manni
Ettore Manni (6 May 1927 – 27 July 1979) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1952 and 1979.
Life and career
Born in Rome, Manni debuted as an actor in 1952, when in spite of his acting inexperience he wa ...
- Marco Pisani
*
Carlo Tamberlani - Majordomo Pasqualino
* Cecilia Polizzi - Dany's Maid
* Piero Di Iorio - Cameriere di Stefano
*
Marina Berti
Elena Maureen Bertolino (29 September 1924 – 29 October 2002), known professionally as Marina Berti, was an Italian film actress. She was born in London from an Italian father and an English mother.
Biography
Her first screen appearance was ...
- Manoela's Aunt
*
Doris Duranti
Doris Duranti (25 April 1917 – 10 March 1995) was an Italian film actress. She appeared in 43 films between 1935 and 1975. She had a years-long affair with Alessandro Pavolini, a Fascist politician who in 1945 was executed by Italian parti ...
- Signora Fones
*
Marcello Mastroianni - Michele Barra
*
Tina Aumont
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* Rita Silva
*
Corrado Annicelli
* Gino Cassani
See also
*
List of Italian films of 1975
A list of films produced in Italy in 1975 (see 1975 in film):
Footnotes
References
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External linksItalian films of 1975at the Internet Movie Database
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1975 films
1970s Italian-language films
English-language Italian films
1970s English-language films
1975 drama films
Films directed by Giuseppe Patroni Griffi
Films set in Rome
Films scored by Ennio Morricone
Italian drama films
1975 multilingual films
Italian multilingual films
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