''Liza'' ( it, La cagna, literally, ''The Bitch'') is a 1972 Italian

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-g ...

directed by

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 ...

Plot

The painter Giorgio lives on an island near the South coast of

Corsica Corsica ( , Upper , Southern ; it, Corsica; ; french: Corse ; lij, Còrsega; sc, Còssiga) is an island in the Mediterranean Sea and one of the 18 regions of France. It is the fourth-largest island in the Mediterranean and lies southeast of ...

, alone with his dog. He is visited by the beautiful Corsican woman Liza, who has an affair with him.

Cast

Catherine Deneuve Catherine Fabienne Dorléac (born 22 October 1943), known professionally as Catherine Deneuve (, , ), is a French actress as well as an occasional singer, model, and producer, considered one of the greatest European actresses. She gained recogni ...

as Liza *

Marcello Mastroianni Marcello Vincenzo Domenico Mastroianni (28 September 1924 – 19 December 1996) was an Italian film actor, regarded as one of his country's most iconic male performers of the 20th century. He played leading roles for many of Italy's top di ...

as Giorgio *

Corinne Marchand Corinne Marchand (born 4 December 1931 in Paris) is a French actress. She is best known for playing the pop singer Cléo in ''Cléo from 5 to 7 ''Cléo from 5 to 7'' (french: Cléo de 5 à 7 ) is a 1962 French New Wave film written and dire ...

as Giorgio's wife *

Michel Piccoli Jacques Daniel Michel Piccoli (27 December 1925 – 12 May 2020) was a French actor, producer and film director with a career spanning 70 years. He was lauded as one of the greatest French character actors of his generation who played a wide vari ...

as Giorgio's friend * Pascal Laperrousaz as Giorgio's son *

Dominique Marcas Dominique Marcas (8 August 1920 – 15 February 2022) was a French actress. She appeared in more than 140 films and television shows from 1950 to 2014. Marcas starred in the film '' Where Is Madame Catherine?'', which was entered into the Un Cer ...

as Maid *

Valérie Stroh Valerie is generally a feminine given name, derived directly from the French ''Valérie'' (a female-only name). Valéry or Valery is a masculine given name in parts of Europe (particularly in France and Russia), as well as a common surname in Fr ...

as Giorgio's daughter * Claudia Bianchi *

Enrico Blasi Enrico Blasi (born February 16, 1972) is an American hockey coach, former player and athletics administrator who currently serves as head coach at the University of St. Thomas. Blasi was previously the head coach for the Miami RedHawks men's ice ...

* Mauro Benedetti * Claudine Berg as Liza's friend *

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Reception

The film recorded admissions of 293,854 in France.Box office information for Catherine Deneuve films
at Box Office Story

References

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* * 1972 films Italian drama films 1970s Italian-language films 1972 drama films Films directed by Marco Ferreri Films scored by Philippe Sarde Films shot in Corse-du-Sud Films set in Corsica BDSM in films Films set on uninhabited islands Films set in the Mediterranean Sea Films with screenplays by Jean-Claude Carrière 1970s Italian films {{1970s-drama-film-stub