Summaries

Visions, memories, and mysticism all help a 40-something woman to find the strength to leave her cheating husband.

Juliet lives in a beautiful house by the ocean. Her sisters, and especially her mother, overshadow her with their beauty. She is spiritual, superstitious, and naive. Soon after she visits a psychic seer who tells her that she must follow the sex trade in order to be happy, she meets her eccentric, sexy neighbour Suzy, who appears to be a high-class prostitute and encourages Juliet into sexual acts which make her guilty and nervous. On a rare night that sees her husband at home, she awakens to hear him talking to another woman on the phone. He calls out the name "Gabriella" in his sleep, then lies when she she questions him, but she finds out who Gabriella is and fears her husband will leave her. Then she starts having visions who accuse and terrorize her. The pinnacle of the visions comes at the end where it is implied she realizes she would be better off without her husband and is ultimately emotionally emancipated.[email protected]

Middle-aged Giulietta Boldini's husband is having an affair with a younger woman. She believes that there must be a better life for her--out there, but she's afraid of the unknown. Assisted by her her neighbor and friend, free spirit Suzy, Giulietta sets off on a quest to find out what her future might bring--and to perhaps get the courage to leave her husband and comfortable life.—garykmcd

Details

Keywords
  • female protagonist
  • extramarital affair
  • nonlinear timeline
  • vision
  • eccentricity
Genres
  • Comedy
  • Fantasy
  • Drama
Release date Oct 21, 1965
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Not Rated
Countries of origin Italy France
Language English Spanish Italian French
Filming locations Cinecittà Studios, Cinecittà, Rome, Lazio, Italy
Production companies Rizzoli Film Francoriz Production

Box office

Gross worldwide $8734

Tech specs

Runtime 2h 17m
Sound mix Mono
Aspect ratio 1.85 : 1

Synopsis

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