Love in the City

Six vignettes explore love and desire in Rome, from prostitution and heartache to unwed motherhood and the male gaze.

Cast

Rita Josa

as (segment "Tentato suicidio")

Rosanna Carta

as (segment "Tentato suicidio")

Enrico Pelliccia

as (segment "Tentato suicidio")

Donatella Marrosu

as (segment "Tentato suicidio")

Paolo Pacetti

as (segment "Tentato suicidio")

Nella Bertuccioni

as (segment "Tentato suicidio")

Lilia Nardi

as (segment "Tentato suicidio")

Lena Rossi

as (segment "Tentato suicidio")

Maria Nobili

as (segment "Tentato suicidio")

Antonio Cifariello

as Giornalista (segment "Agenzia matrimoniale")

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