Femmine di lusso
Femmine di lusso is a 1960 Italian romantic comedy film directed by Giorgio Bianchi and starring Ugo Tognazzi, Elke Sommer, Walter Chiari and Sylva Koscina.
| Femmine di lusso | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Giorgio Bianchi | 
| Written by | Roberto Gianviti Oreste Biancoli  | 
| Produced by | Dario Sabatello | 
| Starring | Ugo Tognazzi Elke Sommer Walter Chiari Sylva Koscina  | 
| Distributed by | Trans Lux (United States) | 
Release date  | 
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Running time  | 95 minutes | 
| Country | Italy | 
| Language | Italian | 
It was also known as Intrigo a Taormina, Love, the Italian Way, Luxury Vacations and Travelling in Luxury.
It was released in the US in 1965 as Love, the Italian Way.[1]
Premise
    
The screenplay concerns a group of passengers travelling around the Mediterranean on a luxury liner enjoying various adventures and becoming romantically involved with each other.[2]
Cast
    
- Ugo Tognazzi - Ugo Lemeni
 - Elke Sommer - Greta
 - Walter Chiari - Walter
 - Sylva Koscina - Luciana
 - Gino Cervi - Ugo's father
 - Caprice Chantal - Elena Le Garde
 - Mario Scaccia - Edmondo, the butler
 - Belinda Lee - Adriana Bessan
 
Production
    
In June 1960 it was reported the producer offered Maria Callas a role.[3] Belinda Lee has a cameo.[4]
References
    
- Classified Ad 4 -- No Title The Washington Post, Times Herald 14 May 1965: B15.
 - BFI.org
 - Maria Callas Gets Offer of Film Role Chicago Daily Tribune 8 June 1960: b2.
 - Vagg, Stephen (September 7, 2020). "A Tale of Two Blondes: Diana Dors and Belinda Lee". Filmink.
 
External links
    
- Femmine di lusso at IMDb
 - Film page at BFI
 - Love the Italian Way at TCMDB
 - Love the Italian Way at Film Affinity
 - Page on the film at Elke Sommer Fan Site
 - Film page at Letterbox DVD
 
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