Profumo di donna
Dino Risi
Justine is getting married. The festivities are taking place in the massive house belonging to her sister Claire. But Justine falls into a deep depression, while the planet Melancholia moves slowly towards Earth, threatening to destroy the planet and its inhabitants.
With : Vittorio Gassman, Alessandro Momo, Agostina Belli
Screenplay : Ruggero Maccari, Dino Risi
Image : Claudio Cirillo
Editing : Alberto Gallitti
Music : Armando Trovajoli
Screenplay : Ruggero Maccari, Dino Risi
Image : Claudio Cirillo
Editing : Alberto Gallitti
Music : Armando Trovajoli
Production : Pio Angeletti
Distribution: Les Acacias
Distribution: Les Acacias
The singularity of this film lies in the swing between laughter and anguish, cynicism and melancholy, that Risi is the master of, but above all the two faces characterising it. Risi was a psychiatrist by training, and in this film he explores the meanders of the human psyche through the metaphor of a journey through Italy, from Turin to Naples, through Genoa and Rome, each step being punctuated by the evolution of the character. Risi takes great pleasure in telling stories with significant human implications, but always rooted in the issues of his time, without forgetting the entertaining side. Best Actor Award in Cannes for Vittorio Gassman in 1975 for his character of Fausto.