Marisa (1957)
For the 17-year-old Mariza, there is no other house than the train station in Civitavecchia. Here, an orphaned girl lives early after the death of her father, a railwayman; here she earns additionally at the station buffet, selling ice cream to passengers of passing trains. Beautiful and brisk, she was accustomed to the admiration of others and perfectly mastered the art of coquetry, but Marise’s heart remains calm until the young sailor Angelo, who is in a hurry on her first voyage, leaves the train on the platform on a sunny Sunday morning.
Director:
Mauro Bolognini
Writers:
Lucia Drudi Demby, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Mauro Bolognini.
![]() |
Marisa Allasio as Marisa |
![]() |
Renato Salvatori as Angelo |
![]() |
Francisco Rabal as Antonio |
![]() |
Luz Márquez as Luisa |
![]() |
Ángel Aranda as Lucicotto |
![]() |
María Cuadra as La ragazza di Cesena |
![]() |
Giancarlo Zarfati as Fumetto |
![]() |
Ennio Girolami as un soldato |
![]() |
Polidor as The porter |
![]() |
Ettore Manni as Luigi |
![]() |
Guglielmo Inglese as |
![]() |
Giacomo Furia as |
![]() |
Guido Martufi as |
![]() |
Mario De Simone as |
![]() |
Tonino Cianci as |
![]() |
Albino Cocco as |
![]() |
Gina Amendola as |
![]() |
Sergio Cardinaletti as |
| Directing | Mauro Bolognini | Director |
| Production | Carlo Ponti | Producer |
| Writing | Lucia Drudi Demby | Screenplay |
| Camera | Carlo Carlini | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Roberto Cinquini | Editor |
| Writing | Pier Paolo Pasolini | Story |
| Writing | Pier Paolo Pasolini | Screenplay |
| Writing | Lucia Drudi Demby | Story |
| Writing | Mauro Bolognini | Story |
| Writing | Mauro Bolognini | Screenplay |
| Directing | Mariano Laurenti | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Enzo De Pasquale | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Ines Bruschi | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | Biagio Fiorelli | Sound |
| Sound | Mario Morigi | Sound |
| Camera | Luigi Filippo Carta | Camera Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Goffredo Rocchetti | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Elda Magnanti | Hairstylist |
| Art | Flavio Mogherini | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Piero Tosi | Costume Design |
| Production | Nello Meniconi | Unit Manager |
| Production | Alessandro von Norman | Production Secretary |
| Production | Carlo Fabris | Administration |
| Production | Paolo Frascà | Production Manager |
| Sound | Carlo Rustichelli | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Carlo Savina | Conductor |
| Production | Clemente Fracassi | Executive Producer |