Vaghe stelle dell'Orsa
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Vaghe stelle dell'Orsa | |
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Directed by | Luchino Visconti |
Written by | Suso Cecchi d'Amico Enrico Medioli Luchino Visconti |
Starring | Michael Craig Claudia Cardinale |
Release date(s) | 16 September 1965 16 January 1966 |
Country | Italy |
Language | Italian |
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Vaghe stelle dell'Orsa is a 1965 Italian film directed by Luchino Visconti. It was released as Sandra in the USA and as Of These Thousand Pleasures in the UK. It tells the story of a husband (Michael Craig) who accompanies his wife Sandra (Claudia Cardinale) to her ancestral estate in Volterra, Tuscany, but finds that she is trapped by the memories of her twisted relationship with her family.
The film won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival.
Preceded by Red Desert |
Golden Lion winner 1965 |
Succeeded by The Battle of Algiers |