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Love in the City

Love in the City

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Status

Released

Release Date

Nov 27, 1953

Runtime

1h 55m

Genres

Drama, Romance

User Score

65%

Original Title

L'amore in città

Production Companies

Faro Film

Director

Michelangelo Antonioni

Description

Six separate episodes exploring themes of love, sex and romance in the Italian capital. "Paid Love" offers a glimpse into prostitution; "Attempted Suicide" features would-be suicides discussing their despair; "Paradise for Three Hours" depicts an evening at a provincial dance hall; "Marriage Agency" follows an investigative reporter posing as a husband-to-be; "Story of Caterina" tells the story of a young unwed mother forced to abandon her child; and "Italians Stare" catalogues the girl-watching techniques of Italian men.