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
Claudia Cardinale
Marta Chiaretti
Catherine Spaak
Nanda
Antonio Sabàto
Carmelo
John Phillip Law
Crispino
Robert Hoffmann
Stefano
Nino Castelnuovo
Piero
Lino Banfi
Regista dei Fotoromanzi
Mimma Biscardi
Graziella
Lars Bloch
Henry
Clara Colosimo
Madre di Graziella
Dada Gallotti
Capo Turno Telefoni
Aldo Giuffrè
Vedovo del Barbiere
Alberto Lionello
Direttore della Società Telefonica
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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