Telefoni bianchi ( White Telephones, internationally released as The Career of a Chambermaid) is a 1976 Italian comedy film directed by Dino Risi. For this film Agostina Belli was awarded with a Special David di Donatello for her performance. The title refers to the White Telephone comedies of the 1930s and 1940s.
Synopsis The film is a comic portrayal of the Italian film industry during the Fascist era in which an ambitious young woman briefly rises to become a film star.
Cast Agostina Belli: Marcella Valmarín Cochi Ponzoni: Roberto Trevisan Maurizio Arena: Luciani William Berger: Franz Lino Toffolo: Gondrano Vittorio Gassman: Franco D’Enza Ugo Tognazzi: Adelmo Renato Pozzetto: Lt. Bruni Dino Baldazzi: Benito Mussolini Paolo Baroni: Gabriellino Alvaro Vitali: Mario, the son in the brothel
See also List of Italian films of 1976 Telefoni Bianchi (White telephones)
References
Bibliography Gundle, Stephen. Mussolini's Dream Factory: Film Stardom in Fascist Italy. Berghahn Books, 2013.
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