Adua and Friends
| Adua and Friends (Adua e le compagne) | |
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| Directed by | Antonio Pietrangeli |
| Produced by | Moris Ergas |
| Written by | Ruggero Maccari, Antonio Pietrangeli, Ettore Scola, Tullio Pinelli |
| Starring | Sandra Milo, Marcello Mastroianni, Simone Signoret |
| Music by | Piero Piccioni |
| Cinematography | Armando Nannuzzi |
| Editing by | Eraldo Da Roma |
| Distributed by | Titanus |
| Release dates | 1960 |
| Running time | 106 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
Adua and Friends (Italian: Adua e le compagne), also known as Hungry For Love, is a 1960 Italian film directed by Antonio Pietrangeli with a collaborative screenplay by the film's director together with Ruggero Maccari, Ettore Scola and Tullio Pinelli. The plot concerns the efforts of four prostitutes to eke out a living after being thrown out of their jobs by enactment of the Merlin Law, which shut down Italy's legalized brothels.
Plot
Adua is a prostitute who along with three friends working in so-called "brothels" in Rome. However, for a special law these apartments are seized and prostitutes are found in the street. The girls, however, do not give wins to open a restaurant, living happy and earning a lot of money. But a man's going to exploit them as their own need to get rich ...
Cast
- Simone Signoret: Adua Giovannetti
- Sandra Milo: Lolita
- Emmanuelle Riva: Marilina
- Gina Rovere: Milly
- Claudio Gora: Ercoli
- Ivo Garrani: Avvocato
- Gianrico Tedeschi: Stefano
- Antonio Rais: Emilio
- Duilio D'Amore: Frate Michele
- Valeria Fabrizi: Fosca la bionda
- Gloria Gilli: Dora
- Enzo Maggio: Calypso
- Domenico Modugno: Himself
- Marcello Mastroianni: Piero Silvagni
References
- Salvatori, Alessandra. "Adua e le compagne - Recensione DVD - scheda, trailer, foto, dvd". RECENSIONE DVD Adua e le compagne. Archived from the original on April 27, 2006. Retrieved January 14, 2006.