| ORIGINAL MOVIE TITLE |
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FOREIGN MOVIE TITLE |
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ADUA E LE COMPAGNE |
1960 |
Drama |
Piccioni, Piero |
HUNGRY FOR LOVE aka LOVE A LA CARTE |
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NOTES
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CINEVOX RECORDS PAYS TRIBUTE TO THE GREAT ITALIAN COMPOSER PIERO PICCIONI BY RELEASING THE PREMIERE RECORDING OF THE COMPLETE SOUNDTRACK OF THE FILM DIRECTED BY ANTONIO PIETRANGELI IN 1960, 'ADUA E LE COMPAGNE', STARRING SIMONE SIGNORET, MARCELLO MASTROIANNI, SANDRA MILO, EMMANUELLE RIVA. THE FILM IS ABOUT A GROUP OF EX-PROSTITUTES WHO DECIDE TO CHANGE THEIR LIFESTYLE BY OPENING A RESTAURANT BUT IN THE END THEY ARE PUSHED BACK TO THEIR PAST LIFE ON THE STREETS. |
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PIERO PICCIONI WROTE AND CONDUCTED AN AMERICAN JAZZ SCORE FOR THE FILM WITH A SAD AND ROMANTIC LEITMOTIF PLAYED BY THE STRING AND RHYTHM SECTION TO ACCOMPANY THE CHARACTER OF ADUA, A STRONG REBELLIOUS WOMAN WITH A FRAGILE SOUL. THE CD USES A SERIES OF RECENTLY DISCOVERED STEREOPHONIC TAPES CONTAINING VARIOUS MONO SELECTIONS FROM THE FILM WHICH WE HAVE EDITED INTO A SUITE (WITH THE ORIGINAL FILM MIX) AS A BONUS TRACK.Vocals by Lydia Mac Donald |
| MAIN ACTORS |
Simone Signoret, Marcello Mastroianni, Sandra Milo, Emmanuelle Riva' |
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