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Cast
Marisa Allasio
as Carmela Di Capua
Nino Manfredi
as Totò Improta
Ugo D'Alessio
as Don Arcangelo Di Capua
Gianrico Tedeschi
as The Psychoanalyst
Carlo Taranto
as Pasqualino
Gianni Bonagura
as The Prosecutor
Pietro Carloni
as The Judge
Flaminia Jandolo
as Bice Di Capua
Piera Arico
as Assunta Lobianco
Maria Donati
as The Baroness Mother
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1958
Runtime1h 30m
LanguageItalian
CertificationNR
GenresComedy, Music
Votes8
DirectorGianni Puccini
WritersMarcello Coscia, Sandro Continenza, Dino Verde
TypeFeature Film
Rating6.6 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsCarmela è una bambola
About Carmela è una bambola
The daughter of a former Neapolitan gangster, Carmela has a law degree and is set to marry an aristocrat, as her father wishes. However, she suffers from a strange form of sleepwalking: at night, she goes to the room of Totò, a young man she is completely indifferent to and who is also her father's enemy. After consulting a doctor to find out the reason for this embarrassing anomaly, Carmela realises that Totò is actually the man she is unconsciously in love with.
Directed by Gianni Puccini, Carmela è una bambola leans on a strong ensemble — Marisa Allasio, Nino Manfredi, Ugo D'Alessio — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about comedy titles of 1958.
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