The best Monica Vitti’s romance movies
If you love cinema, you will share this ranking of the best Monica Vitti’s movies, although you may have ordered them differently. In any case, we hope you love it and with a little luck discovering a movie that you still don’t know about Monica Vitti.
L'Eclisse
7.7/10
This romantic drama by Michelangelo Antonioni follows the love life of Vittoria, a beautiful literary translator living in Rome. After splitting from her writer boyfriend, Riccardo, Vittoria meets Piero, a lively stockbroker, on the hectic floor of the Roman stock exchange. Though Vittoria and Piero begin a relationship, it is not one without difficulties, and their commitment to one another is tested during an eclipse.
La Notte
7.9/10
A day in the life of an unfaithful married couple and their steadily deteriorating relationship in Milan.
The Girl with a Pistol
6.6/10
A Sicilian woman is dishonored by her lover, then goes to London with a pistol intending to murder him.
Help Me, My Love
6.5/10
Romantic comedy-drama about a husband who is jealous of his wife's infatuation with a Professor.
An Almost Perfect Affair
5.3/10
From the back cover: Oscar winner Keith Carradine ("Nashville," "The Duelists") stars in this sparkling romantic comedy about two unlikely lovers who find each other amid the glitz, glamour, and frenzy of the Cannes Film Festival. Carradine plays an idealistic first-time director who lives for his art--until his heart is stolen by a gorgeous, worldly wife (Monica Vitti) of an Italian producer. A passionate, made-in-Hollywood affair begins, but the couple's romance is tested as they face the temptations of fame and fortune...and try to keep their sanity amid the madness around them. With glorious scenery and a wonderful comic insider's view of the movie world, "An Almost Perfect Affair" is a complete cinematic treat.
The Dolls
6.1/10
This semi-amusing sex (romance) comedy has four separate stories: "The Telephone Call", written by Rodolfo Sonego, directed by Dino Risi. "A Treatise on Eugenics", written by Tullio Pinelli from a story by Luciano Salce and Steno, directed by Luigi Comencini. "The Soup", written by Rodolfo Sonego and Luigi Magni, directed by Franco Rossi. "Monsignor Cupid", written by Leo Benvenuti and Piero de Bernardi from a story by Boccaccio, directed by Mauro Bolognini.
On My Way to the Crusades, I Met a Girl Who...
4.7/10
A chastity belt provides an endless amount of grief for a woman whose jealous husband has gone off to the Crusades.
3 Fables of Love
5.8/10
"Les quatre vérités" aka "The Four Truths" is a movie anthology that consists of four segments, all loosely parodying fables from the 17th-century French poet Jean de la Fontaine. The US cut usually features only 3 segments.
