A lounge singer's heart gets hijacked by family duty—Italian melodrama with extra cheese.
Franco, singer in search of success, falls in love with Marisa. But she walks away from him to stay close to her sick cousin.
Acting
Loretta Goggi's doe-eyed suffering—pure telenovela commitment.
Costume
Franco's turtleneck-and-chain combos deserve their own museum.
Director
Mariano Laurenti
Bobby Solo
Franco Sarresi
Loretta Goggi
Marisa
Pippo Franco
Orazio
Pino Ferrara
Augusto Ricci
Mario Pisu
Marisa and Silvia's father
Alicia Brandet
Elizabeth McDonald
Claudio Gora
Camillo Ricci
Linda Sini
Maria Teresa
Nanda Primavera
Marisa and Silvia's mother
Dada Gallotti
l'amante del Commendatore
Gigi Reder
il Cavaliere
Umberto D'Orsi
il talent scout
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
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