Too Bad She's Bad (1955)
"Peccato che sia una canaglia" (original title)

When young and attractive Lina Stroppiani, a thief like the rest of her family, tries to steal the taxi of Paolo, together with two accomplices, she can't possibly know that this will have ... See full summary »

Director:

Alessandro Blasetti

Writers:

Alberto Moravia (story), Suso Cecchi D'Amico (subject & scenario),

Stars:

Vittorio De Sica, Sophia Loren, Marcello Mastroianni

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Vittorio De Sica	...	Vittorio Stroppiani
Sophia Loren	...	Lina Stroppiani
Marcello Mastroianni	...	Paolo
Giorgio Sanna	...	Peppino
Michael Simone	...	Totò
Margherita Bagni	...	Elsa, moglie di Michele
Wanda Benedetti	...	Valeria, moglie di Carletto
Maria Britneva	...	La turista inglese (as Maria Britnewa)
Manlio Busoni	...	Il funzionario della Casa per il Mezzogiorno
Giulio Calì	...	La guardia notturna
Pietro Carloni	...	Il signore intriguante
Memmo Carotenuto	...	Cesare, il tassinaro
Marga Cella	...	La padrona del bar
Pasquale Cennamo	...	Il maresciallo
Nino Dal Fabbro	...	Il radiologo

Storyline

When young and attractive Lina Stroppiani, a thief like the rest of her family, tries to steal the taxi of Paolo, together with two accomplices, she can't possibly know that this will have far reaching consequences...

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Plot Keywords:

taxi | thief | pickpocket

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Details

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

4 February 1955 (Italy)

Also Known As:

Too Bad She's Bad

Filming Locations:

Cinecittà Studios, Cinecittà, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Company Credits

Production Co:

Documento Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

User Reviews

Pickpocket comedy with Italian screwballs...slight but sunny

A young Sophia Loren momentarily entrances a young Marcello Mastroianni as a ruse for her friends to steal his taxi; he thwarts them and sees her home, only to find out soon enough she's also a pickpocket, and her wily papa works a luggage-stealing scheme down at the train station. Minor yet exquisitely breezy and uncomplicated Italian farce, with sexy asides and feisty banter no doubt charming American audiences who went to see this under the title "Too Bad She's Bad". We never really learn when Mastroianni's cabbie actually falls for the curvaceous Loren, just as we never discover when her feelings for him become anything other than business-related, but that's the beauty of the set-up. No scenes punctuate the weightier issues because the movie is issue-free. The most substantial exchange of dialogue comes late in the film between Sophia and father Vittorio De Sica as they discuss love: "No one ever died from heartbreak," he tells her. "In fact, that is what prolongs life." ** from ****