The Woman in the Painting (1955)
"Amici per la pelle" (original title)

Mario e Franco, due adolescenti, sono legati da grande amicizia anche se appartengono a ceti sociali diversi. Mario ammira Franco perchè, figlio di un diplomatico, ha viaggiato molto e ... See full summary »

Director:

Franco Rossi

Writers:

Ottavio Alessi (screenplay), Ottavio Alessi (story),

Stars:

Geronimo Meynier, Andrea Sciré, Vera Carmi

Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award. Another 2 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Geronimo Meynier	...	Mario
Andrea Sciré	...	Franco
Vera Carmi	...	La madre di Mario
Luigi Tosi	...	Il padre di Mario
Carlo Tamberlani	...	Il padre di Franco
Paolo Ferrara	...	Professore Martinelli
Marcella Rovena	...	Professoressa di inglese
Leonilde Montesi	...	Professoressa di latino
Ignazio Leone	...	Professore di ginnastica
Maria Chiara Bettinali	...	Margherita
Isabella Nobili	...	Alunna
Renata Bousquet	...	Alunna
Roberto Illuminati	...	Alunno
Emilio Telve	...	Alunno
Angelo Bizzoni	...	Alunno

Storyline

Mario e Franco, due adolescenti, sono legati da grande amicizia anche se appartengono a ceti sociali diversi. Mario ammira Franco perchè, figlio di un diplomatico, ha viaggiato molto e Franco Mario per la sicurezza che mostra. Ma una gara scolastica, vinta da Franco, incrinerà, forse per sempre, la loro amicizia.

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Plot Keywords:

loss of mother | friendship | school | rome italy | childhood

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Taglines:

An empty room...with shuttered windows and locked rooms...The only occupant...

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Details

Country:

France Italy Spain

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

16 September 1955 (Italy)

Also Known As:

The Woman in the Painting

Filming Locations:

Rome, Lazio, Italy

Company Credits

Production Co:

Producciones Cinematográficas Ariel, Società Italiana Cines, Société Nouvelle Pathé Cinéma

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

User Reviews

Amici per la pelle- the story of a friendship.

This is the story of the friendship of two Italian schoolboys, admirably played by Geronimo Maynier(Mario) and Andrea Scire(Franco). Mario is a lively extrovert from a happy home, Franco is a lonely, more introverted boy who moves from hotel to hotel with his diplomat father. In a series of incidents at their homes and at school we see a happy friendship develop. There follows a rift in the friendship and finally there is a parting. The film is brilliantly directed by Franco Rossi. I first saw the film back in the 1950's and was very moved by it. I do not know if it has been issued on Video or DVD- it certainly should be for it deals in a simple and unmelodramatic way with the strong emotions of adolescent friendships as we have seen more recently in films like "Stand By Me".