Le Amiche
Clelia, a self-made woman coming from humble means, travels back to Turin, her hometown, to scout locations for the successful Roman atelier she works for. At the hotel, she encounters some upper middle-class women and she finds herself drawn into their friendships.
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Cast
13 people
Eleonora Rossi Drago
Clelia
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Gabriele Ferzetti
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Yvonne Furneaux
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Anna Maria Pancani
Mariella
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Luciano Volpato
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Divisione Folgore
Maria Gambarelli
Clelia's Employer
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Ettore Manni
Carlo
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Marcella Ferri
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Tiziano Cortini
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Riuscirà il nostro eroe a ritrovare il più grande diamante del mondo?
Michelangelo Antonioni Director · Suso Cecchi d'Amico Screenplay Alba De Céspedes Screenplay
United States release January 4, 1962 · Produced in Italy
Production
Trionfalcine
Production
Italy
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Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
Italian
Release dates
Italy · September 6, 1955
Premiere · Venice Film Festival
Italy · November 18, 1955
Theatrical · Rome
United States · January 4, 1962
Theatrical · New York City, New York
United States
April 26, 2009 · Premiere · San Francisco International Film Festival
June 15, 2010 · Theatrical · Re-release
April 1, 2011 · Premiere · Wisconsin Film Festival
Belgium
June 5, 1959 · Theatrical
China
April 11, 2017 · Premiere · Beijing International Film Festival
Denmark
October 3, 1963 · Theatrical
Finland
February 8, 1957 · Theatrical
France
September 6, 1957 · Theatrical
August 1, 2012 · Theatrical · Re-release
January 29, 2026 · TV · France•3 Corse via Stella
Germany
March 31, 1961 · Theatrical · West Germany
Hungary
July 21, 1964 · TV
Italy
November 24, 1955 · Theatrical · Turin
December 7, 1955 · Theatrical · Milan
Japan
January 25, 1964 · Theatrical
Singapore
June 28, 2008 · Limited theatrical · National Museum of Singapore
Spain
April 9, 1969 · Theatrical · Barcelona
May 1, 1969 · Theatrical · Madrid
Taiwan
September 21, 2012 · Theatrical · Re-release
United Kingdom
May 14, 1959 · Theatrical · London
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