Bellissimo: Images of the Italian Cinema

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Overview

A documentary about the Italian cinema as art form and industry.

Cast: Dario Argento, Federico Fellini, Sergio Leone, Sophia Loren, Marcello Mastroianni, more

Director: Gianfranco Mingozzi

Genres: Documentary

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Bellissimo: Images of the Italian Cinema

Overview

Cast

Dario Argento

Federico Fellini

Sergio Leone

Sophia Loren

Marcello Mastroianni

Marco Ferreri

Vittorio De Sica

Pier Paolo Pasolini

Nanni Moretti

Monica Vitti

Anna Magnani

Giancarlo Giannini

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