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The Girl from Parma (1963)

The Girl from Parma poster
Original title
La parmigiana
Directed by
Antonio Pietrangeli
Genre
comedy film, comedy drama, coming-of-age film
Country
Italy
Runtime
1h 43m
Rating
7.6 of 10 from 20 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An orphaned young woman moves through a series of romantic relationships in Italy. Each encounter leaves her feeling hopeful at first but ultimately let down.

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What happens

La parmigiana (internationally released as The Girl from Parma) is a 1963 Italian comedy drama film directed by Antonio Pietrangeli. The film describes the disappointing sentimental experiences of an orphan girl (Catherine Spaak). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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