Clever Girls (Amendola, 1958): BFI Southbank, NFT2, 8.40pm
This 35mm presentation, introduced by the excellent Richard Dyer, is also being screened on August 1st and is part of the Monica Vitti season.
BFI introduction:
In 1950s Rome, three girls use all their wiles to trick their reluctant
boyfriends into marriage. This early and little-seen Vitti film
showcases a battle of the sexes in which only one side will triumph. A
female-driven comedy of errors, it highlights Vitti’s nascent star power
as she and the other women struggle with contemporary Italian sexual
mores.
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