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Le bambole (US title:The Dolls, UK title:Four Kinds of Love) is a 1965 Italian comedy film in four segments; cast includes Virna Lisi, Nino Manfredi, Gina Lollobrigida, Elke Sommer and Monica Vitti.
The four vignettes—The Telephone Call (La Telefonata), Treatise on Eugenics (Il Trattato di eugenetica), The Soup (La Minestra) and Monsignor Cupid (Monsignor Cupido)—concern secrets of love and secret lovers. The fourth segment is based on a tale of Boccaccio's The Decameron.
Original Release
01/26/1965
US Release
06/28/1965
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Nino Manfredi | Giorgio (segment "La telefonata") |
| Virna Lisi | Luisa (segment "La telefonata") |
| Elke Sommer | Ulla (segment "Il trattato di eugenetica") |
| Maurizio Arena | Massimo (segment "Il trattato di eugenetica") |
| Piero Focaccia | Valerio (segment "Il trattato di eugenetica") / Valerio (segment "Il Tratatto di Eugenetica") |
| Monica Vitti | Giovanna (segment "La minestra") |
| Gina Lollobrigida | Beatrice (segment "Monsignor Cupido") |
| Jean Sorel | Vincenzo (segment "Monsignor Cupido") |
| Akim Tamiroff | Monsignor Arendi (segment "Monsignor Cupido") |
| Gianni Rizzo | Hotel Manager / direttore d'albergo (segment "Monsignor Cupido") |
Directors
Mauro Bolognini, Luigi Comencini, Dino Risi, Franco Rossi
Writers
Rodolfo Sonego, Luciano Salce, Steno, Tullio Pinelli, Luigi Magni, Leonardo Benvenuti, Piero De Bernardi, Giovanni Boccaccio
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Nino Manfredi | Giorgio (segment "La telefonata") |
| Virna Lisi | Luisa (segment "La telefonata") |
| Elke Sommer | Ulla (segment "Il trattato di eugenetica") |
| Maurizio Arena | Massimo (segment "Il trattato di eugenetica") |
| Piero Focaccia | Valerio (segment "Il trattato di eugenetica") / Valerio (segment "Il Tratatto di Eugenetica") |
| Monica Vitti | Giovanna (segment "La minestra") |
| Gina Lollobrigida | Beatrice (segment "Monsignor Cupido") |
| Jean Sorel | Vincenzo (segment "Monsignor Cupido") |
| Akim Tamiroff | Monsignor Arendi (segment "Monsignor Cupido") |
| Gianni Rizzo | Hotel Manager / direttore d'albergo (segment "Monsignor Cupido") |
| Orazio Orlando | Richetto, amante (segment "La minestra") |
| Alicia Brandet | Armenia (segment "La telefonata") |
| John Karlsen | Husband (segment "La minestra") |
| Alfredo Bianchini | |
| Renato Montalbano | |
| Guglielmo Spoletini | |
| Bruno Alunni | |
| Roberto De Simone | Peppe (segment "La minestra") |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Gianni Hecht Lucari | Producer |
