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Adua e le compagne

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Sandra Milo, Emmanuelle Riva, Gina Rovere, and Simone Signoret in Adua e le compagne (1960)
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When a brothel closes because of new laws, four of the prostitutes decide to go into business running a restaurant. They discover they cannot escape their past.When a brothel closes because of new laws, four of the prostitutes decide to go into business running a restaurant. They discover they cannot escape their past.When a brothel closes because of new laws, four of the prostitutes decide to go into business running a restaurant. They discover they cannot escape their past.
IMDb RATING
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1.2K
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  • Director
    • Antonio Pietrangeli
  • Writers
    • Ruggero Maccari(story)
    • Ettore Scola(story)
    • Antonio Pietrangeli(story)
  • Stars
    • Simone Signoret
    • Marcello Mastroianni
    • Sandra Milo
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  • Director
    • Antonio Pietrangeli
  • Writers
    • Ruggero Maccari(story)
    • Ettore Scola(story)
    • Antonio Pietrangeli(story)
  • Stars
    • Simone Signoret
    • Marcello Mastroianni
    • Sandra Milo
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    • 11User reviews
    • 25Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 3 nominations

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    Sandra Milo in Adua e le compagne (1960)
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    Sandra Milo and Emmanuelle Riva in Adua e le compagne (1960)
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    Simone Signoret
    Simone Signoret
    • Adua Giovannettias Adua Giovannetti
    Marcello Mastroianni
    Marcello Mastroianni
    • Piero Salvagnias Piero Salvagni
    Sandra Milo
    Sandra Milo
    • Lolitaas Lolita
    Emmanuelle Riva
    Emmanuelle Riva
    • Marilinaas Marilina
    Gina Rovere
    • Caterina Zellero, detta Millyas Caterina Zellero, detta Milly
    Claudio Gora
    Claudio Gora
    • Ercolias Ercoli
    Ivo Garrani
    Ivo Garrani
    • L'Avvocato - Adua's ex-customeras L'Avvocato - Adua's ex-customer
    Gianrico Tedeschi
    Gianrico Tedeschi
    • Stefanoas Stefano
    Antonio Rais
    • Emilioas Emilio
    Duilio D'Amore
    • Brother Micheleas Brother Michele
    Valeria Fabrizi
    • Foscaas Fosca
    • (as Valeria Fabrizzi)
    Luciana Gilli
    • Dora - Piero's loveras Dora - Piero's lover
    • (as Gloria Gilli)
    Enzo Maggio
    • Calypso - Stefano's colleagueas Calypso - Stefano's colleague
    Roberto Meloni
    • Carlettoas Carletto
    • (as Roberto Melone)
    Nando Angelini
      Alfredo Adami
      • Customer Friend of Ercolias Customer Friend of Ercoli
      • (uncredited)
      Edda Ferronao
      • Concettaas Concetta
      • (uncredited)
      Margherita Horowitz
      • Lady with Striped Suit in the Trattoriaas Lady with Striped Suit in the Trattoria
      • (uncredited)
      • Director
        • Antonio Pietrangeli
      • Writers
        • Ruggero Maccari(story) (screenplay)
        • Ettore Scola(story) (screenplay)
        • Antonio Pietrangeli(story) (screenplay)
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      When a brothel closes because of new laws, four of the prostitutes decide to go into business running a restaurant. They discover they cannot escape their past.
      • singing
      • spaghetti
      • little boy
      • church
      • baptism
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      • Taglines
        • Together for the First Time The Stars of "Room at the Top", "Divorce Italian Style", Hiroshima Mon Amour" "8 1/2" and "Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow"!
      • Genres
        • Comedy
        • Drama
      • Certificate
        • Not Rated
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      Did you know

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      • Trivia
        This is the first time in her career that Sandra Milo dubs herself in a movie. Previously she had been dubbed by other actresses such as Rosetta Calavetta and Lydia Simoneschi.
      • Connections
        Featured in Cinema forever - Capolavori salvati (2001)
      • Soundtracks
        Più sola
        Music by Domenico Modugno

      User reviews11

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      6/10
      Prostitution and the Law!
      When a brothel closes because of new laws, four of the prostitutes decide to go into business running a restaurant. They discover they cannot escape their past.

      European films (particularly French and Italian) seem to have some strange preoccupation with brothels and prostitution, often glamorizing it. Here is more of that, with these four ladies coming across as fiercely independent. Not impossible, but probably not the most common sort of folks who worked the trade.

      What makes this film interesting, at least historically, is that it was made in response to an actual law that shut down brothels. And, indeed, it does raise that question: where are prostitutes to go? They have an unusual skill set, odd references... and respectability is limited.
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      • gavin6942
      • Aug 17, 2015

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      • Release date
        • September 16, 1960 (Italy)
      • Country of origin
        • Italy
      • Language
        • Italian
      • Also known as
        • Adua and Her Friends
      • Production company
        • Zebra Films
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      • Runtime
        1 hour 46 minutes
      • Color
        • Black and White
      • Sound mix
        • Mono
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.66 : 1

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