Finishing School (Italian: Fanciulle di lusso) is a 1953 French-Italian comedy film directed by Bernard Vorhaus and starring Susan Stephen, Anna Maria Ferrero and Jacques Sernas.[1] It was made at Cinecittà with sets designed by the art director Franco Lolli. It is also known by the alternative title of Luxury Girls.
| Finishing School | |
|---|---|
 A scene from the filme | |
| Directed by | Bernard Vorhaus |
| Written by | Norma Barzman Ennio Flaiano |
| Produced by | Valentino Trevisaneto |
| Starring | Susan Stephen Anna Maria Ferrero Jacques Sernas |
| Cinematography | Piero Portalupi |
| Edited by | Gabriele Varriale |
| Music by | Nino Rota |
Production companies | Riviera Films Società Italiana Cines |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
Release date | 24 January 1953 |
Running time | 100 minutes |
| Countries | France Italy |
| Language | Italian |
Plot edit
After finishing her studies, an American, Susan Miller, spends a vacation period in Rome with her parents. His father, a wealthy man who led a dissipated life, sent him to complete his worldly education at the famous college of Mont-Fleuri, Switzerland.
Cast edit
- Susan Stephen as Lorna Whitmore
- Anna Maria Ferrero as Valerie De Beranger
- Jacques Sernas as Jean-Jacques
- Steve Barclay as George Whitmore
- Marina Vlady as Eljay
- Brunella Bovo as Jeannie Gordon
- Rossana Podestà as Pereira
- Elisa Cegani as Madame Charpentier
- Claudio Gora as Professor Charpentier
- Estelle Brody as Mrs. Whitmore
- Lawrence Ward as Greg Wilson
- Paola Mori as Beejay
- Roberto Risso as Steve
- Eva Vanicek as Statistician
- Vera Palumbo as Knitter
- Anna Casini as Albino
- Colette Laurent as Boopie
- Bianca Manenti as Maid
- Charles Rutherford as Jean-Jacques' friend
- Mary Alcaide as Ballet Mistress
- Liana Del Balzo as Princess De Vick-Beranger
- Franco Lodi as Riding Instructor
- Leopoldo Savona as Boyfriend of Val
- Luisella Boni
- Giovanna Pala
- Roberta Primavera
References edit
- ^ Feldner, Gorrara & Passmore p.231
Bibliography edit
- Heiko Feldner, Claire Gorrara & Kevin Passmore. The Lost Decade? The 1950s in European History, Politics, Society and Culture. Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2010.
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