A simple young woman helps eccentric old countess deal with her old age and she introduces the young woman to a world of upper class society.A simple young woman helps eccentric old countess deal with her old age and she introduces the young woman to a world of upper class society.A simple young woman helps eccentric old countess deal with her old age and she introduces the young woman to a world of upper class society.
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- Mario Morello
- (as Spiros Andros)
Antonio Jacono
- Hotel Porter
- (as Dominot)
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- TriviaThis is the only film in which both Ingrid Bergman (Countess Sanziani) and her daughter Isabella Rossellini (Sister Pia) appear together.
- Quotes
Contessa Sanziani: You're only what you wish to be. But, you must take the risk. Never turn away from either joy or suffering. Take it all. Take everything you can from life! It never gives anything back.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Isabella Rossellini - Aus dem Leben eines Schmetterlings (2010)
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WORTH A LOOK, With All That Talent
A big disappointment, but with the talent involved, this movie couldn't not be worth a look - Bergman, the Minnellis, Boyer's brief cameo, a John Gay screenplay (which evidently went awry and became something of a muddled mess) and Geoffrey Unsworth (though time hasn't been kind to his cinematography, which looks murky now). Something was definitely missing here, and I had trouble keeping track of who was who among several of the characters. Bergman was an interesting combination of Auntie Mame and The Madwoman of Chaillot. Liza's in great voice here: the two Kander and Ebb songs aren't bad at all, and "Do It Again" was superb (we know who she must have been thinking of), but where do the songs fit into this muddle? Was it intended as a semi-musical? And why does Liza Minnelli (as Nina) suddenly take Bergman's place as the Countess in the 'flashbacks' - are these supposed to be scenes from Nina's film, or merely in Nina's head? Also, the movie is supposedly set in 1949 but has no period feel or look at all - it looks like 1976. The soundtrack - music and dialog both - sounds like it was almost entirely post-synched, and is reminiscent of one of those bad Italian sword-and-sandal or horror movies of the 1960s or, what's worse, like one of those imported "art films" (the X-rated variety).
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- Harold_Robbins
- Dec 17, 2010
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- Runtime1 hour 37 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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