Lucky to Be a Woman | What a Woman! - 1956
- Director Alessandro Blasetti
- Product Code: NA-1364-COM-T (PRÉ-LANÇAMENTO)
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Antonietta (Sophia Loren) is photographed without her consent while adjusting her stockings on the side of the Appian Way, a famous tourist roadway in Italy that gives a lurid context to the photo, suggesting she is a prostitute. When the image ends up on the cover of an Italian magazine, again without her consent, she commences to denying to everyone "that's not me!" in the now infamous photo.
Her lawyer boyfriend, with which she seems to give very little attention or affection, tracks down the photographer (played by Marcello Mastroianni ) and wants to sue him in court for "moral and material damages" because the photo on the magazine cover is a stain on "his honor."
While arguing this in person at the photographer's studio, the photographer defends himself by pointing out the various cheesecake photos on his walls of other girls, and reels off a list of advantageous results from his photographing them: this one married a count, this one is being chased by an American industrialist, this one is covered in furs and buys antiques for her large house. Loren's character, who has said very little, finally speaks up and proceeds to break up with her lawyer boyfriend on the spot, who threatens, as he exits, "I'm going to tell your mother!"
| Technical Sheet | |
| Original Title | La fortuna di essere donna |
| Title | Lucky to Be a Woman | What a Woman! |
| Year | 1956 |
| Language | Italian |
| Subtitle | French, English, Portuguese |
| Colors | Black and white |
| Gender | Comedy, Drama |
| Duration | 100 Min. |
| Direction | Alessandro Blasetti |
| Countries of origin | France, Italy |
| Cast | Sophia Loren, Charles Boyer, Marcello Mastroianni, Elisa Cegani, Nino Besozzi, Titina De Filippo, Giustino Durano, Memmo Carotenuto, Mario Scaccia, Margherita Bagni, Anna Carena, Mauro Sacripanti, Piero Carnabuci, Nino Dal Fabbro, Salvo Libassi, Guido Riccioli, Daniela Sckottey, Marisa Castellani, Ada Colangeli, Vittorio De Sica, Dino Maronetto, Linda Tur |
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