I Knew Her Well

I Knew Her Well (Italian: Io la conoscevo bene) is a 1965 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Antonio Pietrangeli and starring Stefania Sandrelli.

I Knew Her Well
Io la conoscevo bene
Directed by	Antonio Pietrangeli
Produced by	Turi Vasile
Written by	Antonio Pietrangeli Ruggero Maccari Ettore Scola
Starring	Stefania Sandrelli Mario Adorf Jean-Claude Brialy Nino Manfredi Enrico Maria Salerno Ugo Tognazzi Karin Dor Franco Fabrizi Turi Ferro Joachim Fuchsberger Robert Hoffmann Franco Nero Véronique Vendell
Music by	Benedetto Ghiglia Piero Piccioni
Cinematography	Armando Nannuzzi
Edited by	Franco Fraticelli
Distributed by	Titanus
Release date	December 1, 1965 (Italy) August 3, 1966 (France)
Running time	115 minutes 97 minutes (France, Spain, West Germany)
Country	Italy France West Germany
Language	Italian

In 2008 the film was selected to enter the list of the 100 Italian films to be saved.[1][2][3]

Plot synopsis

Adriana (Stefania Sandrelli) is a provincial Italian young woman who moves to Rome because she wants to be a celebrity.

Cast

• Stefania Sandrelli as Adriana Astarelli
• Mario Adorf as Emilio Ricci, aka Bietolone
• Jean-Claude Brialy as Dario Marchionni
• Joachim Fuchsberger as The Writer
• Nino Manfredi as Cianfanna
• Enrico Maria Salerno as Roberto
• Ugo Tognazzi as Gigi Baggini
• Karin Dor as Barbara, the lady friend of Adriana
• Franco Fabrizi as Paganelli
• Turi Ferro as Il commissario
• Robert Hoffmann as Antonio Marais
• Franco Nero as Italo - The garage attendant
• Véronique Vendell as Alice Stendhal (credited as Veronique Vendell)
• Franca Polesello as Maria - The usherette
• Renato Terra as Man in the caravan (credited as Renato Terra Caizzi)

Soundtrack

• "L'Eclisse twist"

Performed by Mina

• "Addio"

Performed by Mina

• "Ogni giorno che passa"

Performed by Mia Genberg

• "Le stelle d'oro"

Performed by Peppino Di Capri

• "Sweet William"

Performed by Millie

• "Surf della Frusta"

By Gino Marinacci

• "Oggi e domenica per noi"

Performed by Sergio Endrigo

• "Mani bucate"

Performed by Sergio Endrigo

• "Lasciati baciare col Letkiss"

Performed by Gemelle Kessler

• "Roberta"

Performed by Peppino Di Capri

• "What Am I Living For"

Performed by Millie

• "More"

Performed by Gilbert Bécaud

• "E se domani"

Performed by Mina

• "Abbracciami forte"

Performed by Ornella Vanoni

• "Dimmi la verità"

Performed by Sergio Endrigo

• "Toi"

Performed by Gilbert Bécaud

• "Let Kiss"

Orchestrated by Yvar Sanna

Awards

• Three Nastro d'Argento awards: Best Director, Best Script, and Best Supporting Actor (Ugo Tognazzi).
• Pietrangeli was named Best Director at the Mar del Plata Film Festival

References

1. Massimo Bertarelli, Il cinema italiano in 100 film: i 100 film da salvare, Gremese Editore, 2004, ISBN 88-8440-340-5.
2. Massimo Borriello (4 March 2008). "Cento film e un'Italia da non dimenticare". Movieplayer. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
3. "Ecco i cento film italiani da salvare". Corriere della Sera. 28 February 2008. Retrieved 19 April 2013.

External links

• I Knew Her Well at IMDb
• I Knew Her Well: City Girl an essay by Alexander Stille at the Criterion Collection