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I Knew Her Well (Italian: Io la conoscevo bene) is a 1965 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Antonio Pietrangeli and starring Stefania Sandrelli.
In Antonio Pietrangeli’s stunning 1967 character study I Knew Her Well, Stefania Sandrelli plays Adriana, an aspiring model and actress trying to make it in sixties Rome’s movie business and glittering social world.
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A young woman from the Italian countryside experiences the dark side of the business after she moves to Rome to become a star.
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Feb 5, 2016 · Following the gorgeous, seemingly liberated Adriana (Stefania Sandrelli) as she chases her dreams in the Rome of LA DOLCE VITA, I KNEW HER WELL is at once a delightful immersion in the...
Adriana, a naive Italian country girl, moves to Rome to become a movie star and experiences the dark side of the business.
Similar in tone to La Dolce Vita (1960) but with an unsophisticated young female protagonist, Io la conoscevo bene (I Knew Her Well) was a career highlight for 19-year old star Stefania Sandrelli, and was also one of the standout films of a new kind of Italian cinema, which became known as commedia all'Italiana ("comedy Italian- style").
Following the gorgeous, seemingly liberated Adriana (DIVORCE ITALIAN STYLE’s Stefania Sandrelli) as she chases her dreams in the Rome of LA DOLCE VITA, I KNEW HER WELL is at once a delightful immersion in the popular music and style of Italy in the sixties and a biting critique of its sexual politics and the culture of celebrity.
A seriocomic character study that never strays from its complicated central figure while keeping us at an emotional remove, I Knew Her Well is one of the most overlooked films of the sixties, by turns hilarious, tragic, and altogether jaw-dropping.
Following the gorgeous, seemingly liberated Adriana (DIVORCE ITALIAN STYLE’s Stefania Sandrelli) as she chases her dreams in the Rome of LA DOLCE VITA, I KNEW HER WELL is at once a delightful immersion in the popular music and style of Italy in the sixties and a biting critique of its sexual politics and the culture of celebrity.
