The Crush (TV 1967)
"La cotta" (original title)

Director:

Ermanno Olmi

Writer:

Ermanno Olmi

Stars:

Giovanna Claudia Mongino, Luciano Piergiovanni

Cast

Credited cast:
Giovanna Claudia Mongino
Luciano Piergiovanni

Storyline

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Genres:

Romance

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Details

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Also Known As:

The Crush

Company Credits

Production Co:

Radiotelevisione Italiana (RAI)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

49 min

Color:

Black and White

Did You Know?

Trivia

This short film is located on the Criterion Collection DVD for Il posto.

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Connections

Edited into Racconti di giovani amori (1967)

User Reviews

Enjoyable teen featurette

Fun, sweet featurette (49 minutes) about a 15 year old ("let's say 16") boy who likes to take an industrial approach to courting. His plan for making the most of time at a party is to draw up a list of all the boys, then ask each girl to pick the boy they want to make out with! But when a new girl enters his life, industry is forgotten and he finds himself dreaming romantically, especially in the lead-up to New Year's Eve. But, this being an Olmi movie, happiness isn't quite as straightforward as it seems ...

A worthy short film from one of Italy's best-kept directorial secrets. It was made for TV, but you'd never guess that from the quality on display. Definitely worth checking out.