Love in the City (1953)

Original title

L'amore in città

Directed by

Cesare Zavattini, Alberto Lattuada, Federico Fellini, Francesco Maselli

Genre

anthology film

Country

Italy

Runtime

1h 45m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 63 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Six short films look at different aspects of love and life in Rome. Each segment follows ordinary people in situations like trying to find a partner, attempting suicide, or working in a marriage agency.

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What happens

Love in the City (Italian: L'amore in città) is a 1953 Italian anthology film composed of six segments, each with its own director. The segments and filmmakers are: Paid Love (Carlo Lizzani), Attempted Suicide (Michelangelo Antonioni), Paradise for Three Hours (Dino Risi), Marriage Agency (Federico Fellini), Story of Caterina (Francesco Maselli and Cesare Zavattini), and Italians Stare (Alberto Lattuada). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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