''I dolci inganni'' (internationally released as ''Sweet Deceptions'') is a 1960

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directed by Alberto Lattuada. The film tells one day in the life of a young adolescent girl who is discovering her sexuality.

Plot

Francesca ( Catherine Spaak), a 17-year-old girl, who has a vivid dream of making love to Enrico (

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), a 37-year-old divorced architect and family friend. She skips school to watch lovers as she contemplates whether she should act on her feelings.

Cast

* Catherine Spaak as Francesca *

as Enrico * Jean Sorel as Renato * Juanita Faust as Maria Grazia * Milly as the Countess *

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as Margherita * Giacomo Furia as the salumiere

References

External links

* 1960 films Films directed by Alberto Lattuada 1960 drama films 1960s coming-of-age drama films Films set in Rome Films shot in Rome Italian coming-of-age drama films 1960s Italian-language films 1960s Italian films {{1960s-drama-film-stub