Love and Gymnastics (1973)
Set in Turin during the late 1800s, the story follows Simone Celzani (Lino Capolicchio), a young man who becomes deeply and hopelessly infatuated with Maria Pedani (Senta Berger), a passionate and energetic gymnastics instructor at a local school. The film humorously explores social mores, physical culture, and the strict pedagogical standards of post-Risorgimento Italy through the lens of Simone's romantic obsession and Maria's unwavering dedication to physical exercise
Director: Luigi Filippo D'Amico
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Lino Capolicchio as Simone Censani |
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Senta Berger as Maria Pedani |
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Adriana Asti as Elena Diberni |
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Antonino FaĆ di Bruno as Commendator Censani |
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Renzo Marignano as Giulio, suo padre |
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Benjamin Lev as Alfredo Ginoni |
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Aldo Massasso as Armando |
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Dante Cleri as Direttore scuola |
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Ester Carloni as Pinuccia, domestica dei Censani |
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Ester Carloni as Pinuccia |
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Solvejg D'Assunta as Elvira Fassi |
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Edoardo Toniolo as il ministro |
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Maria Teresa Albani as |
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Wilma D'Eusebio as |
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Vincenzo Donzelli as |
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Giuliano Todeschini as |
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Giuseppe Alotta as |
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Valeria Sabel as |
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Francesco Sormano as |
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Edda Ferronao as |
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Bruna Cealti as Un'insegnante |
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Sandro Tuminelli as |
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Dino Curcio as |
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Giuseppe Rota as |
| Directing | Luigi Filippo D'Amico | Director |
| Production | Gianni Hecht Lucari | Producer |
| Writing | Suso Cecchi d'Amico | Writer |
| Writing | Tullio Pinelli | Writer |
| Sound | Armando Trovajoli | Music |
| Writing | Edmondo De Amicis | Novel |
| Writing | Luigi Filippo D'Amico | Writer |
| Camera | Marcello Gatti | Director of Photography |