Poor but Beautiful

Poor but Beautiful

Directed by

Dino Risi

Year

1956

Genre

Comedy

Category

Cinema


Synopsis

A box office hit that forever changed Italian comedy

An explosive cast, with the beautiful Marisa Allasio, Maurizio Arena and Renato Salvatori

An anthem to youth with all its hunger for life and love

Romeo and Salvatore, both young and handsome, are the best of friends. One works as a shop assistant in a record store, the other as a lifeguard. They both live in the same social housing building and are hungry to experience life. Their meeting with the beautiful Giovanna, who works in a tailor shop, results in both of them losing their heads over her, and they become rivals for the girl’s affections. They will end up going out with each other’s sister.

A box office hit that forever changed Italian comedy

An explosive cast, with the beautiful Marisa Allasio, Maurizio Arena and Renato Salvatori

An anthem to youth with all its hunger for life and love

Romeo and Salvatore, both young and handsome, are the best of friends. One works as a shop assistant in a record store, the other as a lifeguard. They both live in the same social housing building and are hungry to experience life. Their meeting with the beautiful Giovanna, who works in a tailor shop, results in both of them losing their heads over her, and they become rivals for the girl’s affections. They will end up going out with each other’s sister.


Poor but Beautiful