A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
December 2, 1965
Original Title:
Rita, la figlia americana
Alternate Titles:
Rita – Amerikkalainen tyttö
Genres:
Comedy
Production Companies:
CMV Produzione Cinematografica
Production Countries:
Italy
Ratings / Certifications:
HU: 12
Runtime: 91
Professor Serafino Benvenuti is a master of classical music who has the passion of the orchestra director. However, the young audience of the 60 does not appreciate classical composers like Mozart or Beethoven, and so Serafino is likely to have compromised his image as a director. One day Serafino receives the news that his adopted daughter Rita is about to return to Italy from America, where she is studying. Serafino is very happy, because at least he can teach her the real music. However, Rita is deeply grown and changed: she follows the musical patterns of her time: the rock music and blues. Serafino gets very angry, especially when he discovers that his daughter falls in love with a young man, a member of a band called "The Rockets.
Assistant Editor:
Leda Bellini
Boom Operator:
Angelo Amatulli
Camera Operator:
Vittorio Bernini
Costume Design:
Marinella Giorgi
Director:
Piero Vivarelli
Director of Photography:
Emanuele Di Cola
Editor:
Enzo Micarelli
First Assistant Director:
Mario Castellani
Giancarlo Di Fonzo
Hairstylist:
Maria Miccinilli
Makeup Artist:
Fernanda De Rossi
Producer:
Giancarlo Marchetti
Fabrizio Capucci
Production Design:
Giuseppe Bassan
Production Manager:
Sergio Borelli
Screenplay:
Tito Carpi
Ugo Gregoretti
Ugo Moretti
Bruno Corbucci
Sound:
Giulio Tagliacozzo
Story:
Piero Vivarelli
Unit Manager:
Pietro Santini
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