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Belle al Bar

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Belle al Bar
Directed byAlessandro Benvenuti
CinematographyBlasco Giurato
Music byPatrizio Fariselli
Release date
  • December 17, 1994 (1994-12-17)
LanguageItalian

Belle al Bar is a 1994 Italian comedy film directed, written and starred by Alessandro Benvenuti.[1] It won the 1995 Silver Ribbon for best script.[2]

Premise

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Leo is an obsessive art restorer in an unhappy marriage. While at work away from home, he collapses and is aided by a beautiful woman. He awakens to find the person who took care of him was his cousin Giulio, now a transgender prostitute named Giulia. As the two reconnect, Giulia confesses that she has always been in love with Leo, while Leo begins falling for Giulia.

Cast

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Reception

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Despite its Christmas release, the film failed to find an audience.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Roberto Chiti; Enrico Lancia; Roberto Poppi. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I Film. Gremese Editore, 2002.
  2. ^ Enrico Lancia (1998). I premi del cinema. Gremese Editore, 1998. ISBN 8877422211.
  3. ^ Dobson, Patricia (21 April 1995). "World Box Office: Italy". Screen International. p. 13.
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