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The First Woman Who Passes (1940)

The First Woman Who Passes poster
Original title
La prima donna che passa
Directed by
Max Neufeld
Genre
drama film
Country
Italy
Runtime
1h 22m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman in 18th century France becomes the focus of romantic attention. The story follows her interactions with the people around her in a comedic setting.

historicalcomedylightheartedromanticplayfulperiod piecewhimsical

What happens

The First Woman Who Passes (Italian: La prima donna che passa) is a 1940 Italian historical comedy film directed by Max Neufeld and starring Alida Valli, Carlo Lombardi and Ninì Gordini Cervi. The film is set in eighteenth century France. It was made at the Palatino Studios in Rome. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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