Esterina (1959)
- Directed by
- Carlo Lizzani
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Italy
- Runtime
- 1h 42m
- Rating
- 5.2 of 10 from 8 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A young Italian woman grapples with love and independence in a small farming community. Her relationships and desires clash with traditional expectations.
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What happens
Esterina is a 1959 Italian drama film directed by Carlo Lizzani. It was entered into the main competition at the 20th Venice International Film Festival, in which Carla Gravina received a special mention for her performance. It was known as Head full of Cloth with filming starting May 1959. It was one of several European films Horne starred in following his success in Bridge on the River Kwai. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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