Miranda

In 1950s Ferrara, a lonely innkeeper explores a series of relationships while awaiting her missing husband’s return from war.

Cast

Serena Grandi

as Miranda

Andrea Occhipinti

as Berto

Franco Interlenghi

as Carlo

Andy J. Forest

as Norman

Franco Branciaroli

as Tony

Malisa Longo

as Leda

Osiride Pevarello

as Man That Sings in Bar (uncredited)

Isabelle Illiers

as Gabrielle

Jean René Lemoine

as Italo

Ettore Martini

as Bar Client (uncredited)

Reviews

Martin Oaks

**This is where the Brass style was born** Miranda is an attractive widow who runs an inn on the Po River plain during the 1950s. Following the recent loss of her husband in the war, she decides not to formally commit to any man, but resolves to fully embrace her sexuality. During each of the fou...

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