Guendalina (1957)
Wealthy teenager Guendalina is a child of divorce. Oberdan, likewise a teenager, is a boy from a blue-collar family. Escaping from the tribulations of her home life, Guendalina creates a dream world of her own, casting Oberdan as her personal Prince Charming. Despite parental objections, girl and boy fall in love. Interestingly enough, the relationship between Guendalina and Oberdan remains pure and chaste throughout their film, which is more than can be said for their parents. their respective parents behave with marked laciviousness.
Director:
Alberto Lattuada
Writers:
Alberto Lattuada, Jean Blondel, Piero De Bernardi, Leonardo Benvenuti.
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Jacqueline Sassard as Guendalina Redaelli |
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Raf Mattioli as Oberdan Pancani |
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Sylva Koscina as Francesca Redaelli, madre di Guendalina |
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Raf Vallone as Guido Redaelli, padre di Guendalina |
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Leda Gloria as Madre di Oberdan |
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Lili Cerasoli as Bianchina Norman |
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Fanny Landini as Attilia, la cameriera |
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Loretta Capitoli as Ragazzina sorda |
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Leonardo Botta as Gianluca |
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Antonio Mambretti as Industriale |
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Flavia Solivani as Italia, sorella di Oberdan |
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Tonino Cianci as Primo ragazzo in macchina |
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Enzo Cerusico as Postino |
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Giancarlo Cobelli as Memo, il barbiere |
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Decimo Cristiani as Secondo ragazzo in macchina |
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Fiorella Lavelli as |
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Titti Fabiani as |
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Nadia Scarpitta as |
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Piero Malò as |
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Emanuele Pantanella as |
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Geronimo Meynier as |
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Donatella Bardzky as |
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Carla Gravina as Amica di Guendalina (uncredited) |
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Patrizia Lari as Ragazza al mare (uncredited) |
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Fiammetta Lovatelli as (uncredited) |
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Patrizia Tosi as (uncredited) |
| Production | Dino De Laurentiis | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Eraldo Da Roma | Editor |
| Production | Carlo Ponti | Producer |
| Camera | Otello Martelli | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Alberto Lattuada | Director |
| Sound | Piero Piccioni | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Leo Catozzo | Editor |
| Writing | Alberto Lattuada | Screenplay |
| Directing | Ines Bruschi | Script Supervisor |
| Directing | Alessandro von Norman | Script Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Elda Magnanti | Hairstylist |
| Editing | Marisa Mengoli | Assistant Editor |
| Camera | Idelmo Simonelli | Camera Operator |
| Writing | Jean Blondel | Screenplay |
| Sound | Mario Amari | Sound |
| Writing | Piero De Bernardi | Screenplay |
| Production | Nello Meniconi | Production Supervisor |
| Directing | Jean Blondel | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Graziolina Campori | Assistant Director |
| Writing | Valerio Zurlini | Story |
| Art | Maurizio Serra | Set Decoration |
| Production | Antonio Altoviti | Production Manager |
| Writing | Leonardo Benvenuti | Screenplay |
| Sound | Paolo Uccello | Sound |
| Costume & Make-Up | Orietta Nasalli Rocca | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Giuliano Laurenti | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Mario Di Biase | Script Supervisor |