Donatella (film)

Donatella
	Film poster
Directed by	Mario Monicelli
Produced by	Roberto Amoroso
Written by	Roberto Amoroso; Sandro Continenza; Ruggero Maccari; Mario Monicelli; Piero Tellini
Starring	Elsa Martinelli
Music by	Gino Filippini
Cinematography	Tonino Delli Colli
Release date	1956;
Running time	103 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

Donatella is a 1956 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Monicelli. At the 6th Berlin International Film Festival Elsa Martinelli won the Silver Bear for Best Actress.[1]

Plot

Donatella is a simple and honest Roman girl, daughter of a bookbinder and girlfriend of Guido, a gas station owner. One day she finds a woman's handbag containing valuables and documents, and decides to return it to her owner, a wealthy American lady who offers Donatella a job as a secretary as a reward: she has to manage the lady's villa during her absences, a job that does not require any particular commitment and allows Donatella to live for a while in the high society, unknown to her. Donatella casually meets Maurizio, a rich, elegant and well-educated young man, and ends up falling in love. When Maurizio discovers the humble origins of Donatella, he thinks that she has deceived him; but then he is convinced of Donatella's good faith, and thanks also to Guido's honesty, who acknowledges that he is not the right man for Donatella and agrees to leave her free, Donatella and Maurizio end up marrying.

Cast

Elsa Martinelli as Donatella
Gabriele Ferzetti as Maurizio
Walter Chiari as Guido
Liliana Bonfatti as The veterinarian's nurse
Alan Furlan as Giancarlo
Virgilio Riento
Giuseppe Porelli as Pasquale
Giovanna Pala
Aldo Fabrizi as Donatella's father
Gaby André
Xavier Cugat as Himself
Abbe Lane as Herself

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References

"6th Berlin International Film Festival: Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Retrieved 26 December 2009.

External links

Donatella on IMDb

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[Berlinale_1956-1] "6th Berlin International Film Festival: Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Retrieved 26 December 2009.