Movie Description
Parigi o cara
(1962)Overview
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.
Featured Crew
Cast
Delia Nesti
Avallone
Claudio Nesti
Grazia
Antonio
La Française
Elvira
Il Portinaio
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Facts
Original TitleParigi o cara
Status Released
Release Information
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1962-12-05
Original LanguageUnknown
Runtime 01h 46m
Production CompaniesAjace Produzioni Cinematografiche
Genres
- Comedy
