The Sign of Venus (1955)

Name: The Sign of Venus
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Released: 1955-03-12
Duration: 101 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Sophia Loren, Franca Valeri, Vittorio De Sica, Raf Vallone, Alberto Sordi

The Sign of Venus (1955), directed by Dino Risi, starring Sophia Loren and Franca Valeri.

03/12/1955 BR Comedy and Romance 1h 41m

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Agnese has many men who woo her and live with her cousin Cesira, who has the opposite problem with men and wishes she would also have men woo her.

Carlo MontuoriCinematography
Dino RisiDirector, Screenplay
Mario SerandreiEditing
Goffredo LombardoProducer

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The Sign of Venus (Italian: Il segno di Venere) is a 1955 Italian comedy film directed by Dino Risi and starring Sophia Loren. It was entered into the 1955 Cannes Film Festival.

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The Sign of Venus (Italian: Il segno di Venere) is a 1955 Italian comedy film directed by Dino Risi and starring Sophia Loren. It was entered into the 1955 Cannes Film Festival.

Plot

The story revolves around an attractive woman named Agnese (Loren) who has many suitors. She lives with her cousin Cesira (Franca Valeri), who has the opposite problem with men. Vittorio De Sica plays a poet in need of money and Alberto Sordi plays a man who deals in stolen cars.

Cast

Franca Valeri as Cesira

Sophia Loren as Agnese Tirabassi

Vittorio De Sica as Alessio Spano

Peppino De Filippo as Mario

Alberto Sordi as Romolo Proietti

Raf Vallone as Ignazio Bolognini Vigile del fuoco

Virgilio Riento as Agnese's father

Tina Pica as Zia Tina

Lina Gennari as Signora Pina

Eloisa Cianni as Daisy

Leopoldo Trieste as Pittore

Maurizio Arena as Maurice

Franco Fantasia as Dottore

Marcella Rovena as Elvira

Mario Meniconi as Vigile Urbano

Furio Meniconi as Proprietario della trattoria

Anita Durante as Madre di Romolo

References

External links

Il segno di Venere at IMDb

Text from The Sign of Venus on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sign_of_Venus

Trivia

It premiered on March 12, 1955, a Saturday.
It runs 1h41 — a typical feature length.
Its original title is "Il segno di Venere".
This film's quiz has 12 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

Production

StudiosTitanus
CountriesItaly
LanguagesItalian
StatusReleased

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Rome

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Crew

Carlo Montuori Cinematography
Dino Risi Director
Mario Serandrei Editing
Goffredo Lombardo Producer
Renzo Rossellini Original music
Cesare Zavattini Screenplay
Dino Risi Screenplay
Edoardo Anton Story
Edoardo Anton Screenplay
Ennio Flaiano Screenplay
Franca Valeri Story
Franca Valeri Screenplay
Luigi Comencini Story

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What is The Sign of Venus about?

The Sign of Venus: Agnese has many men who woo her and live with her cousin Cesira, who has the opposite problem with men and wishes she would also have men woo her.

Who directed The Sign of Venus?

The Sign of Venus was directed by Dino Risi in 1955.

Who stars in The Sign of Venus?

The cast of The Sign of Venus includes Sophia Loren, Franca Valeri, Vittorio De Sica, Raf Vallone and Alberto Sordi.

How long is The Sign of Venus?

The Sign of Venus runs for 101 minutes, or 1h41.