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Sweet Deceptions

Original title: Dolci inganni
  • 19601960
  • 1h 31m
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Dolci inganni (1960)
  • Drama
  • Romance
Francesca, a 17-year old school girl, has a vivid dream of making love to Enrico, a 37-year old divorced architect and family friend. She turns her dream into reality by meeting Enrico durin... Read allFrancesca, a 17-year old school girl, has a vivid dream of making love to Enrico, a 37-year old divorced architect and family friend. She turns her dream into reality by meeting Enrico during a regular school day.Francesca, a 17-year old school girl, has a vivid dream of making love to Enrico, a 37-year old divorced architect and family friend. She turns her dream into reality by meeting Enrico during a regular school day.
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
350
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  • Director
    • Alberto Lattuada
  • Writers
    • Claude Brulé(screenplay)
    • Francesco Ghedini(screenplay)
    • Alberto Lattuada(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Christian Marquand
    • Catherine Spaak
    • Jean Sorel
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  • Director
    • Alberto Lattuada
  • Writers
    • Claude Brulé(screenplay)
    • Francesco Ghedini(screenplay)
    • Alberto Lattuada(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Christian Marquand
    • Catherine Spaak
    • Jean Sorel
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    • 1User review
    • 18Critic reviews
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    Catherine Spaak in Dolci inganni (1960)
    Catherine Spaak in Dolci inganni (1960)
    Catherine Spaak in Dolci inganni (1960)
    Catherine Spaak in Dolci inganni (1960)
    Catherine Spaak in Dolci inganni (1960)
    Catherine Spaak in Dolci inganni (1960)
    Catherine Spaak in Dolci inganni (1960)
    Catherine Spaak in Dolci inganni (1960)
    Catherine Spaak in Dolci inganni (1960)
    Dolci inganni (1960)
    Catherine Spaak in Dolci inganni (1960)
    Catherine Spaak in Dolci inganni (1960)

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    Christian Marquand
    Christian Marquand
    • Enricoas Enrico
    Catherine Spaak
    Catherine Spaak
    • Francescaas Francesca
    Jean Sorel
    Jean Sorel
    • Renatoas Renato
    Milly
    Milly
    • La contessa - madre di Maria Graziaas La contessa - madre di Maria Grazia
    Patrizia Bini
    Juanita Faust
    • Maria Grazia - amica di Francescaas Maria Grazia - amica di Francesca
    • (as Janita Faust)
    Oliviero Prunas
    • Eddy - fratello di Francescaas Eddy - fratello di Francesca
    • (as Oliviero Dani)
    Gisella Arden
    Gisella Arden
      Donatella Esparmer
      • Principessa Laviniaas Principessa Lavinia
      Ida Masetti
      • Cameriera di Enricoas Cameriera di Enrico
      Giacomo Furia
      • Negoziante salumeriaas Negoziante salumeria
      Donatella Raffai
      • Studentessaas Studentessa
      Marilù Tolo
      Marilù Tolo
      • Margherita - studentessaas Margherita - studentessa
      Serena Vergano
      Serena Vergano
      • Studentessaas Studentessa
      Eva Bruni
      Franco Lolli
      Claudio Gora
      Claudio Gora
        Angela Caffelli
          • Director
            • Alberto Lattuada
          • Writers
            • Claude Brulé(screenplay)
            • Francesco Ghedini(screenplay) (story)
            • Alberto Lattuada(screenplay) (story)
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          Storyline

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          Francesca, a 17-year old school girl, has a vivid dream of making love to Enrico, a 37-year old divorced architect and family friend. She turns her dream into reality by meeting Enrico during a regular school day.
          • 1960s
          • italy
          • jazz score
          • skipping school
          • staircase conversation
          • 86 more
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            • Drama
            • Romance
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          • Trivia
            Catherine Spaak was only 15 at the time of filming.
          • Goofs
            Two different buildings are used in the ending scene as Francesca's residence where Enrico drops her off in his car. The building clearly has no glass lobby in the long shot. It has a glass lobby in the close up shot.
          • Soundtracks
            Arrivederci
            di Umberto Bindi (as Bindi), Giorgio Calabrese (as Calabrese)

            Edizioni Ariston

            cantata da Don Marino Barreto Jr. (as Marino Barreto Jr.)

            dischi Philips 1959

          User reviews1

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          Refined and Ingenious
          Francesca, a seventeen-year-old Roman, is finally sure she has found love. Almost sure. She spends the day observing other lovers' behaviors and considering whether she is ready to jump. Her age notwithstanding, this movie is more about coming of age than about improper or illegal romantic relationships.

          If Catherine Spaak, beautiful and innocent, acts with brio, the quality of the supporting cast makes the movie. From a fifty-year-old indebted socialite who is having too much fun for her daughter's taste to a jaunty gigolo who turns out to be eaten by unreciprocated love, the minor characters entertain, delight, and subtly teach valuable lessons to both Francesca and the audience.

          This film's unpredictability is refreshing. Whether written or filmed, coming-of-age stories often fail to surprise or intrigue the audience. In I Dolci Inganni, most characters seem at first to be crazily entertaining walking clichés, but they later astonish the audience by revealing their depth and their inner struggles. If love is widely accepted as a common human need, it can be expressed in mysterious, unsettling, incomprehensible ways. The variety of its forms in the movie gives the spectator an opportunity to reflect on his or her own endeavors and dreams.

          This movie will seem slow paced to Gen-Xers, but anybody interested in human nature should see it.
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          • jmohsen
          • Jul 21, 2004

          Details

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          • Release date
            • October 15, 1960 (Italy)
          • Countries of origin
            • Italy
            • France
          • Language
            • Italian
          • Also known as
            • Maloletnice
          • Filming locations
            • Rome, Lazio, Italy
          • Production companies
            • Titanus
            • Laetitia Film
            • Les Films Marceau-Cocinor
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          • Runtime
            1 hour 31 minutes
          • Color
            • Black and White
          • Sound mix
            • Mono

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