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Poveri ma belli

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Poveri ma belli
Directed byDino Risi
Written byDino Risi
Pasquale Festa Campanile
Massimo Franciosa
Produced bySilvio Clementelli
StarringMarisa Allasio
Maurizio Arena
Renato Salvatori
CinematographyTonino Delli Colli
Music byGiorgio Fabor
Piero Piccioni
Release date
1957 (Italy)
10 June 1958 (U.S.)
Running time
101 min.
LanguagesItalian

Italian dubbers:

Poveri ma belli(U.S. title:Poor, But Handsome) is a1957Italiancomedy filmdirected byDino Risi.

There have been two sequels, also directed by Risi and starringMarisa Allasio,Maurizio ArenaandRenato Salvatori:Belle ma poverein 1957 andPoveri milionariin 1959 (the latter not featuring Allasio, who by then had retired from acting).

In 2008, the film was included on theItalian Ministry of Cultural Heritage’s100 Italian films to be saved,a list of 100 films that "have changed the collective memory of the country between 1942 and 1978."[1]

Plot

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Romolo (Maurizio Arena) and Salvatore (Renato Salvatori) are two young men that are neighbors and friends. They live inPiazza NavonainRome.They are poor but handsome, and both fall in love with the beautiful Giovanna (Marisa Allasio).

After having briefly flirted in quick succession with both friends (a situation which severely strains their feelings of comradeship), Giovanna realizes she's still in love with Ugo, her previous boyfriend, and returns with him. Romolo and Salvatore, their friendship recovered, ultimately get simultaneously engaged with each other's sister.

Cast

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Notes

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  1. ^"Ecco i cento film italiani da salvare Corriere della Sera".www.corriere.it.Retrieved2021-03-11.
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