I Knew Her Well

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I Knew Her Well

1966,

1h 37m,

Drama

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A young woman from the Italian countryside experiences the dark side of the business after she moves to Rome to become a star.

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Mick LaSalle

San Francisco Chronicle

Mar 17, 2016

3/4

An insightful document that recognized the strains, pitfalls and hypocrisies of the sexual revolution even as it was beginning.

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Glenn Kenny

New York Times

Feb 5, 2016

While it's hardly subtle, it is compelling.

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Michael Atkinson

Village Voice

Feb 2, 2016

Pietrangeli's neglected autopsy of modern showbiz culture would be a satire if it were funny - instead, and despite the bouncy vigor of its star, the movie's narrative goes down like gelato and then slowly clots in your throat.

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Nicholas Bell

IONCINEMA.com

Oct 9, 2020

4/5

Stefania Sandrelli gives an effortless performance as the charming young woman who is interested in being desired but not quite sure of what is desirable.

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Austin Trunick

Under the Radar

Mar 6, 2016

6/10

A fine motion picture, although Sandrelli's performance is its only truly eye-opening feature.

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James Kendrick

Q Network Film Desk

Mar 2, 2016

2.5/4

Adriana's essential vacuity, central as it is the film's point, doesn't give us enough to hold onto, so by the time the narrative is winding its way to its climax, everything has blurred into one long rush of nothing.

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Ron L

Jun 17, 2018

Classic story of the reality of being perceived as beautiful. This movie made a shocking impact on me. Soundtrack is fabulous. If you don't know Italian, see it with subtitles.

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Hermione S

Aug 28, 2017

Kind of a pop time capsule of postwar Italy and some of the culture from that time.

Albus L

Jul 17, 2017

No plot movie is really a counterargument on the much popular "La Dolce Vita" centering on an naive simpleton aspiring model and actress, Adriana Bucelli (Stefania Sandrelli) moving to Rome and interacting with some of the big shots of modelling and acting on to be exploited while at the same time continue to enjoy life of dancing and listening to music.

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Albus S

Jul 4, 2017

A beautiful woman tries to be a successful actress. Somber and real, but you can't help cheering for her.

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Stefania Sandrelli

Adriana Astarelli

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Synopsis

A young woman from the Italian countryside experiences the dark side of the business after she moves to Rome to become a star.

Director: Antonio Pietrangeli
Screenwriter: Antonio Pietrangeli, Ruggero Maccari, Ettore Scola
Production Co: New Line Cinema
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Italian
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 23, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $9.3K
Runtime: 1h 37m

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