The Barefoot Contessa
1954·Movie
·2h 8min·
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The world's most beautiful animal!
A washed-up filmmaker gets a second chance at stardom when he discovers stunning peasant Maria Vargas dancing in a Madrid nightclub. Goaded by his producer, the director convinces Maria to screen test for, and then star in, his next big picture. But as the producer's possessive nature and the realities of stardom weigh on Maria, she seeks a genuine lover with whom she can escape.
Hollywood MelodramaBehind-the-ScenesComplex Female LeadClassic CinemaEuropean SettingTragic RomancePsychological DepthCritique of Fame
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Directed by:
Joseph L. Mankiewicz, Jean-Pierre Mocky, Bernard Vorhaus
Written by:
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Produced by:
Angelo Rizzoli, Franco Magli, Michał Waszyński
Composed by:
Mario Nascimbene, Claude Hitchcock, Charles Knott
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