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Le bambole
Le bambole
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Mauro Bolognini; Luigi Comecini; Dino Risi; Franco Rossi;
Screenplay by	Rodolfo Sonego; Luciano Salce Steno; Leo Benvenuti; Piero De Bernardi;
Story by	Rodolfo Sonego; Luciano Salce Steno; Luigi Magni; Leo Benvenuti; Piero De Bernardi;
Based on	The Decameron; by Giovanni Boccaccio
Produced by	Gianni Hecht Lucari
Starring	Gina Lollobrigida; Nino Manfredi; Elke Sommer; Jean Sorel; Monica Vitti; Virna Lisi; Akim Tamiroff;
Cinematography	Leonida Barboni; Roberto Gerardi; Ennio Guarnieri; Mario Montuori;
Edited by	Roberto Cinquini; Giorgio Serrallonga;
Music by	Armando Trovajoli
Distributed by	CEIAD (Italy); Columbia Pictures (France);
Release dates	26 January 1965 (Italy); 7 July 1965 (France);
Running time	109 minutes
Countries	Italy; France;
Language	Italian

Le bambole (US title: The Dolls; UK title: Four Kinds of Love) is a 1965 comedy anthology film in four segments, starring Gina Lollobrigida, Nino Manfredi, Elke Sommer, Jean Sorel, Monica Vitti, Virna Lisi and Akim Tamiroff.

The four vignettes—"The Telephone Call" ("La telefonata"), "Treatise on Eugenics" ("Il trattato di eugenetica"), "The Soup" ("La minestra"), and "Monsignor Cupid" ("Monsignor Cupido")—concern secrets of love and secret lovers.^[1] The fourth segment is based on a tale of Boccaccio's The Decameron.^[2]

Cast

Nino Manfredi as Giorgio (segment "La telefornata")
Virna Lisi as Luisa (segment "La telefornata")
Elke Sommer as Ulla (segment "Il trattato di eugenetica")
Maurizio Arena as Massimo (segment "Il trattato di eugenetica)
Piero Focaccia as Valerio (segment "Il trattato di eugenetica)
Monica Vitti as Giovanna (segment "La minestra")
Gina Lollobrigida as Beatrice (segment "Monsignor Cupido")
Jean Sorel as Vincenzo (segment "Monsignor Cupido")
Akim Tamiroff as Monsignor Arcudi (segment "Monsignor Cupido")

References

^ Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia; Mario Pecorari (1991). Dizionario del cinema italiano. I film. Gremese Editore, 1992. ISBN 8876055932.
^ Crowther, Bosley (29 June 1965). "Screen: Italian Vignettes: Gina Lollobrigida Tops International Cast". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 September 2023.

External links

Le bambole at IMDb

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[60-69_a-l-1] Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia; Mario Pecorari (1991). Dizionario del cinema italiano. I film. Gremese Editore, 1992. ISBN 8876055932.

[NYT-2] Crowther, Bosley (29 June 1965). "Screen: Italian Vignettes: Gina Lollobrigida Tops International Cast". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 September 2023.

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