Overview
Four short films by four different directors dealing with the principles of modern life. "Illibatezza" (Rossellini): The hostess Anna Maria, to dissuade an aggressive suitor who prefers maternal tendencies, assumes an unscrupulous attitude, obeying the suggestions of her distant boyfriend. "The New World" (Godard): The deflagration of an atomic bomb causes strange effects on the inhabitants of a city. "La ricotta" (Pasolini): During the filming of a film about a religious subject, the extra Stracci dies hanging on the cross due to an indigestion of ricotta. "Il pollo spante" (Gregoretti): While an expert illustrates to a board of merchants the most modern techniques to increase sales through the discovery of the secret self of the average consumer, the human story of a bourgeois who, following these suggestions, focuses on the purchase of a plot of land in the countryside.
Production
Arco Film · Cineriz · Societé Cinématographique Lyre
Cast & Characters
Rosanna Schiaffino
Anna Maria (segment "Illibatezza")
Bruce Balaban
Joe (segment "Illibatezza")
Maria Pia Schiaffino
Air Hostess (segment "Illibatezza")
Jean-Marc Bory
Husband (segment "Il nuovo mondo")
Alexandra Stewart
Alexandra (segment "Il nuovo mondo")
Orson Welles
The 'Director' (segment "La ricotta")
Mario Cipriani
Stracci (segment "La ricotta")
Laura Betti
Sonia, the 'Diva' (segment "La ricotta")
Edmonda Aldini
Another Diva (segment "La ricotta")
Ettore Garofolo
Ettore, the Angel (segment "La ricotta")
Ugo Tognazzi
Togni (segment "Il pollo ruspante")
Lisa Gastoni
Togni's Wife (segment "Il pollo ruspante")
Directors & Crew
Roberto Rossellini
Director
Jean-Luc Godard
Director
Pier Paolo Pasolini
Director
Ugo Gregoretti
Director
Roberto Rossellini
Screenplay
Jean-Luc Godard
Screenplay
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