Poor, But Handsome (1957)
- Original title
- Poveri ma belli
- Directed by
- Dino Risi
- Genre
- romantic comedy
- Country
- Italy
- Runtime
- 1h 41m
- Rating
- 6.8 of 10 from 77 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
In 1950s Rome, two charming but broke young men compete for the affection of the same beautiful woman. Their romantic rivalry leads to a series of comedic misunderstandings and mishaps.
light-heartedromanticplayfulbreezywarmcharmingnostalgicupbeat
What happens
Poor, But Handsome (Italian: Poveri ma belli) is a 1957 Italian comedy film directed by Dino Risi. There have been two sequels, also directed by Risi and starring Marisa Allasio, Maurizio Arena and Renato Salvatori: Pretty But Poor in 1957 and Poor Millionaires in 1959 (the latter not featuring Allasio, who by then had retired from acting). In 2008, the film was included on the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage’s 100 Italian films to be saved, a list of 100 films that "have changed the collective memory of the country between 1942 and 1978." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
More like this
Susanna Whipped Cream (1957)
Souvenir d'Italie (1957)
A vent'anni è sempre festa (1957)
Gente felice (1957)
Husbands in the City (1957)
Pretty But Poor (1957)
Ricordati di Napoli (1957)
Italia piccola (1957)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.