Love and Gymnastics
7.1
Set in Turin during the late 1800s, the story follows Simone Celzani (Lino Capolicchio), a young man who becomes deeply and hopelessly infatuated with Maria Pedani (Senta Berger), a passionate and energetic gymnastics instructor at a local school. The film humorously explores social mores, physical culture, and the strict pedagogical standards of post-Risorgimento Italy through the lens of Simone's romantic obsession and Maria's unwavering dedication to physical exercise
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Cast
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Lino Capolicchio
Simone Censani
Known for
The House with Laughing Windows
The Garden of the Finzi-Continis
Senta Berger
Maria Pedani
Known for
Welcome to Hartmanns
The Treasure of San Gennaro
Gianni Hecht Lucari
Marcello Gatti
Suso Cecchi d'Amico
Also in
Franco Cristaldi e il suo cinema Paradiso
Sono solo un artigiano
Luigi Filippo D'Amico
Adriana Asti
Elena Diberni
Known for
The Best of Youth
The Phantom of Liberty
Armando Trovajoli
Antonino Faà di Bruno
Commendator Censani
Known for
The Second Tragic Fantozzi
Amarcord
Edmondo De Amicis
Renzo Marignano
Giulio, suo padre
Known for
The Con Artists
Brancaleone at the Crusades
Tullio Pinelli
Luigi Filippo D'Amico Director · Tullio Pinelli Writer Suso Cecchi d'Amico Writer
First release December 25, 1973 · Original title Amore e ginnastica
Production
Documento Film
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Original title
Amore e ginnastica
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
Italian
Release dates
Italy · December 25, 1973
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No release date listed for United States.
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