Paris, My Love
Dec 05, 1962 · 1h 46m
Director
Vittorio CaprioliOverview
Parigi O Cara is probably the most camp in the history of Italian cinema, certainly a favourite with the queer community who quote its lines by heart. Unique as it's the only film where Franca Valeri (now 90) is the unquestioned star, in the role of Delia, a snobbish, stingy prostitute who is moving to Paris looking for greener and more lucrative pastures. An anti-neorealist, amoral, almost abstract comedy, which anticipates Almodóvar, a ferocious, though gentle, non-moralistic portrayal of the 60's boom and its broken dreams. The dialogue between Delia and her brother (played by Fiorenzo Fiorentini), when he does (or does not) tell her he is a homosexual, is memorable, a primordial coming-out, a masterpiece of allusions. But what makes it one of the first examples of a film with a "gay point of view" is the approach: perceptive, non-conformist, caustically witty. A film ahead of its times, still unbeaten.
Cast of Paris, My Love
Crew of Paris, My Love
Vittorio CaprioliDirector, Screenplay, Story
Franca ValeriScreenplay
Renato MainardiScreenplay- Silvana OttieriScreenplay
- Alessandro JacovoniProducer
- Fiorenzo CarpiOriginal Music Composer
Carlo Di PalmaDirector of Photography
Nino BaragliEditor- Giulio ColtellacciCostume Design, Production Design
- Goffredo RocchettiMakeup Artist
- Alberto GiommarelliProduction Manager
- Ferdinando PescetelliSound
- Vanda TuzziScript Supervisor
- Franco RomagnoliKey Grip
- Vittorio Musy GloriLine Producer
Philippe CollinFirst Assistant Director- Elmiro RubeoGaffer
- Alberto SpagnoliAssistant Camera
Nando CiceroFirst Assistant Director- Alvaro GirolimottiBoom Operator
About Paris, My Love
What is Paris, My Love about?
Parigi O Cara is probably the most camp in the history of Italian cinema, certainly a favourite with the queer community who quote its lines by heart. Unique as it's the only film where Franca Valeri (now 90) is the unquestioned star, in the role of Delia, a snobbish, stingy prostitute who is moving to Paris looking for greener and more lucrative pastures. An anti-neorealist, amoral, almost…
When was Paris, My Love released?
Paris, My Love was released on December 5, 1962.
How long is Paris, My Love?
Paris, My Love runs 1 hour 46 minutes (106 minutes).
Who directed Paris, My Love?
Paris, My Love was directed by Vittorio Caprioli.
Who is in the cast of Paris, My Love?
The cast of Paris, My Love includes Franca Valeri (Delia Nesti), Vittorio Caprioli (Avallone), Fiorenzo Fiorentini (Claudio Nesti), Margherita Girelli (Grazia) and Antonio Battistella (Antonio).