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Lazzarella
Country: Italy
Year: 1957
Runtime: 96 minutes
Director: Carlo Ludovico Bragaglia
Original title: Lazzarella
 
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Synopsis
Luciano, a student, is in love with Sandra, a fellow student. Sandra belongs to a rich family, while Luciano's family is quite poor, but this doesn't upset their relationship. Luciano is a good student, which increases their hope of a happy future together. While Sandra stays at her family's summer house in the mountains, her father's company unexpectedly goes bancrupt. This is a big blow to the family, which now has to adapt to poverty. To help her family, Sandra decides to accept the marriage proposal of a very rich young man, a friend from her childhood. When Luciano arrives at her house, eager to spend some time with her, she makes it clear to him that she has changed her mind and can't marry him anymore. Luciano ignores Sandra's reasons, angrily returns home and starts do date a pretty young woman. Luciano, who has plans to leave the country with his new girl, meets Sandra again after some time. She had not gone through with the marriage, following her mother's advice. Her family slowly recovers, her mother found work for support. All misunderstandings are cleared and both of them are happy to have found each other again.
 
Trivia
The movie is based on a song by Modugno who also appears in this film.
 
Cast
Alessandra Panaro Sandra Sandra Carpella, called 'Lazzarella'
Mario Girotti (Terence Hill) Luciano Pico
Rossella Como Fanny
Luigi De Filippo Nicola Sant'elmo
Madeleine Fischer mother of Sandra
Riccardo Garrone father of Sandra
Irene Tunc Brigitte Clermont
Dolores Palumbo Donna Carmela
Turi Pandolfini Professor Avallone
Tina Pica Vedova Capuana
Mario Ambrosino Scognamiglio
Roy Ciccolini Fernando
Aurelio Fierro Aurelio
Domenico Modugno Mimi'
 
Crew
Story: Riccardo Pazzaglia
Script: Ugo Guerra, Riccardo Pazzaglia, Giorgio Prosperi
Cinematography: Raffaele Masciocchi
Music: Carlo Rustichelli
Set design: Alfredo Melidoni
Production: Titanus, Compagnia Generale Cinematografica
Distribution: Titanus - Mondadori Video (il Grande Cinema)

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