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In High Places (1945)

In High Places poster
Original title
Quartieri alti
Directed by
Mario Soldati
Genre
comedy film
Country
Italy
Runtime
1h 22m
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

An immoral young man rises into high society. The film shows his social climb.

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What happens

In High Places (Italian:Quartieri alti) is a 1943 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Soldati and starring Adriana Benetti, Massimo Serato and Nerio Bernardi. It is based on a play by Jean Anouilh, Le Rendez-vous de Senlis, but also on the novel of the same name (Quartieri alti) by Ercole Patti. The film portrays the rise into high society of an immoral young man. It belongs to the movies of the calligrafismo style. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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