

Marta works as a telephone operator for a telephone company. She lives with her friend Nanda in Nanda's flat. But Nanda's priority is above anything else to find a husband.
Costume
Cardinale's mod mini-dresses are the real star here.
Acting
Spaak's desperate energy vs. Cardinale's cool operator calm.
Production
Vintage telephone switchboards—ASMR for retro tech nerds.

Director
Marcello Fondato
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This film captures Italy's 1960s economic boom, where working women faced pressure to abandon careers for marriage.
Claudia Cardinale and Catherine Spaak were both massive European stars; this was their only on-screen pairing.
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