The Career of a Chambermaid (1976)

  • TP
  • 09/22/1976 (FR)
  • Comedy, Romance, Drama
  • 1h 51m

Italian comedy

Overview

This slight skewering of the mindset of the Fascist era when Italy’s “White Telephone” films (conservative minded sophisticated comedy-dramas revolving around the bourgeoisie) were in vogue gives Agostina Belli her best role – an ambitious Venetian girl that goes from chambermaid to prostitute to singer to film-star to mistress of ‘Il Duce’! – for which she received a special David Di Donatello award, the Italian equivalent of the Oscar.

Dino Risi

Director, Story, Screenplay

Bernardino Zapponi

Story, Screenplay

Ruggero Maccari

Screenplay

Cast

Agostina Belli's headshot

Agostina Belli

Marcella Valmarin alias Alba Doris
Cochi Ponzoni's headshot

Cochi Ponzoni

Roberto Trevisan
Maurizio Arena's headshot

Maurizio Arena

Luciani
William Berger's headshot

William Berger

Franz
Lino Toffolo's headshot

Lino Toffolo

Gondrano Rossi
Vittorio Gassman's headshot

Vittorio Gassman

Franco Denza
Ugo Tognazzi's headshot

Ugo Tognazzi

Adelmo
Paolo Baroni's headshot

Paolo Baroni

segretario di Marcella

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