Girl with a Suitcase (1961)
- Original title
- La ragazza con la valigia
- Directed by
- Valerio Zurlini
- Genre
- drama film, romance film
- Country
- France, Italy
- Runtime
- 1h 53m
- Rated
- U
- Rating
- 7.1 of 10 from 112 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
A young woman who depends on others for a place to stay falls for a man from a wealthy family. His teenage brother becomes infatuated with her, creating a fragile triangle of affection.
melancholicbittersweetslow-burntendernostalgicpoignantvisually lushcharacter-driven
What happens
Girl with a Suitcase (Italian: La ragazza con la valigia, French: La Fille à la valise) is a 1961 romantic drama film co-written and directed by Valerio Zurlini, starring Claudia Cardinale as a spirited but naive young woman who lives on the fluctuating good will of others. It was shown in competition at the 1961 Cannes Film Festival. In 2008, the film was included in 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)
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Family Diary (1962)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.