Camilla (1954 film)

1954 Italian film

Camilla

Directed by| Luciano Emmer
Written by| Luciano Emmer
Ennio Flaiano
Franco Cristaldi
Produced by| Franco Cristaldi
Cinematography| Gábor Pogány
Music by| Carlo Innocenzi

Release date

* 1954 (1954)

Country| Italy

Camilla is a 1954 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Luciano Emmer.[1][2]

## Plot

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Camilla Busin, a middle-aged Venetian widow, arrives in Rome to take up service as a maid for the Rossetti family, consisting of Mario, a health care physician, his wife Giovanna and their children Andrea and Cristina. The economic conditions of the Rossetti are not prosperous and this causes tensions and disagreements.

Furthermore, the Rossettis hang out with Gianni, an intrusive, rude family friend who is often involved in unclear affairs, who lives without being married with the succubus Donatella. Mario tries to advance his career by preparing an exam to obtain a more remunerative qualification, but his studies are listless and are made difficult by family tensions, caused by the difficulty of maintaining the desired standard of living. Camilla, with her discreet but sure presence, also made up of popular wisdom, is an element of cohesion for the family and manages to give serenity especially to children. The family tensions lead Mario to alcohol abuse and to court Paola, an old flame of his revisited after many years, in turn unaware of Gianni's casual approaches towards his wife.

Gianni also offers Mario a new business: the launch of Swiss diet products in Italy. The case seems to help the two when Mario's neighbor asks him for medical intervention due to an illness of her lover, a wealthy Milanese businessman. He declares himself willing to finance the company, but during the banquet that should sanction the agreement with the Swiss producer, and in which the products destined for commerce are served, everyone feels sick. The deal fades miserably.

This failure seems to make everyone find a new serenity. The Rossetti family is convinced to assume a standard of living more suited to their means, Mario breaks off relations with Gianni who finally agrees to marry Donatella. Camilla then decides to stay in Rome, her son gets engaged to a maid who works in the same building. She, too, now seems more inclined to accept the discreet court of a bricklayer of her age who works in a nearby construction site.

## Distribution

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The films were presented at the Italian Film Festival which took place in London from 25 to 31 October 1954.[3]

## Cast

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* Gabriele Ferzetti: Dr. Mario Rossetti
* Franco Fabrizi: Gianni
* Luciana Angiolillo: Giovanna Rossetti
* Irène Tunc: Donatella
* Gina Busin: Camilla Busin
* Dina Perbellini: Vicina di casa

## References

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1. ^ Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia (1991). Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 1991. ISBN 8876055487.
2. ^ Paolo Mereghetti (2010). Il Mereghetti. B.C. Dalai Editore, 2010. ISBN 978-8860736260.
3. ^ da Guglielmo, Moneti (1992). "La nuova Italia Ed. Firenze". Emmer.

## External links

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* Camilla at IMDb

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Ennio Flaiano

Books written|

* A Time to Kill (1947)
* The Via Veneto Papers (1973)

Feature films written|

* Special Correspondents (1943)
* L'abito nero da sposa (1945)
* Escape to France (1948)
* Variety Lights (1950)
* Cops and Robbers (1951)
* The White Sheik (1952)
* Cavalcade of Song (1953)
* Finishing School (1953)
* I Vitelloni (1953)
* Camilla (1954)
* Modern Virgin (1954)
* La Strada (1954)
* Woman of Rome (1954)
* Il bidone (1955)
* The Sign of Venus (1955)
* Too Bad She's Bad (1955)
* Toto and Carolina (1955)
* Lucky to Be a Woman (1956)
* The Rocket from Calabuch (1956)
* Nights of Cabiria (1957)
* Fortunella (1958)
* Girls for the Summer (1958)
* Piece of the Sky (1958)
* La Dolce Vita (1960)
* Love in Rome (1960)
* La Notte (1961)
* Ghosts of Rome (1961)
* 8½ (1963)
* The Executioner (1963)
* Tonio Kröger (1964)
* The 10th Victim (1965)
* The Blood of the Walsungs (1965)
* Juliet of the Spirits (1965)
* Run for Your Wife (1965)
* The Protagonists (1968)
* Sundance and the Kid (1969)
* The Syndicate: A Death in the Family (1970)
* Liza (1972)
* The Inquiry (1986)

Segments written|

* "Elisabeth" in Daughters of Destiny (1954)
* "Outdoor Life" in A Slice of Life (1954)
* "The Temptations of Doctor Antonio" in Boccaccio '70 (1962)

Legacy|

* Premi Flaiano

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