UPDATE: In response to an IMDb user's query: I viewed a very poor print of this movie in the late 1980s. It was in the possession of an Italian film collector whom I met at a film society in 'sgravenhage, the Netherlands. I didn't inspect the print closely but it appeared to be an acetate copy of a deteriorated nitrate print, so this particular print is probably safe from further deterioration.
UPDATE TO PREVIOUS UPDATE: A correspondent informs me that this Italian movie was actually filmed in the United States, using Italian actors and American equipment and tech crew. From what I could see and hear in the bad print I encountered of this very poor film, there were no locations that I could identify as either definitely Italian or definitely American.
'Is That You, Love?' begins with the odd menage of three bachelors who live together: an exporter, an engineer and an all-purpose egghead, none of whom will ever see fifty again. It's not clear why they co-habit, as they're all well-off financially and aren't discernibly gay. (I'm not so sure about their pompous butler.) Their quiet home life is disrupted by Giorgina, a dejected and rejected young shopgirl who attempts suicide in the street near their home. When Giorgina is brought to their home to recover, the bachelors take a paternal interest in her ... and the dialogue is careful to establish that their interest is purely paternal. They informally 'adopt' her, then proceed to shower her with gifts of escalating value. Ultimately, they buy the boutique where she worked, sacking the cruel modiste who bullied Giorgina, and putting Giorgina in charge.
SPOILERS COMING. The only good-looking man in this movie is Mario, a handsome young architect. So, guess what happens. This movie could have ended in the first reel if Giorgina had committed suicide properly. I'll rate this spaghetti one point out of 10. Mama mia!
UPDATE TO PREVIOUS UPDATE: A correspondent informs me that this Italian movie was actually filmed in the United States, using Italian actors and American equipment and tech crew. From what I could see and hear in the bad print I encountered of this very poor film, there were no locations that I could identify as either definitely Italian or definitely American.
'Is That You, Love?' begins with the odd menage of three bachelors who live together: an exporter, an engineer and an all-purpose egghead, none of whom will ever see fifty again. It's not clear why they co-habit, as they're all well-off financially and aren't discernibly gay. (I'm not so sure about their pompous butler.) Their quiet home life is disrupted by Giorgina, a dejected and rejected young shopgirl who attempts suicide in the street near their home. When Giorgina is brought to their home to recover, the bachelors take a paternal interest in her ... and the dialogue is careful to establish that their interest is purely paternal. They informally 'adopt' her, then proceed to shower her with gifts of escalating value. Ultimately, they buy the boutique where she worked, sacking the cruel modiste who bullied Giorgina, and putting Giorgina in charge.
SPOILERS COMING. The only good-looking man in this movie is Mario, a handsome young architect. So, guess what happens. This movie could have ended in the first reel if Giorgina had committed suicide properly. I'll rate this spaghetti one point out of 10. Mama mia!