Polvere di stelle

Polvere di stelle
Directed by	Alberto Sordi
Produced by	Fida
Written by	Ruggero Maccari Bernardino Zapponi Alberto Sordi
Starring	Alberto Sordi Monica Vitti John Phillip Law
Music by	Piero Piccioni
Cinematography	Franco Di Giacomo
Edited by	Raimondo Crociani
Distributed by	CINERIZ - Rizzoli Film
Release dates	1973
Running time	142 min 125 min (cut edition)
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

Polvere di stelle (Stardust) is a 1973 Italian film which was directed by Alberto Sordi. It was starred by Alberto Sordi and Monica Vitti.

Synopsis

Mimmo Adami (Alberto Sordi) and Dea Dani (Monica Vitti) are local professional dancers in the impoverished Italy of the Second World War. Their lives change suddenly as American soldiers stop in their town hoping to be entertained in accordance with the Broadway style. Effectively, they perform up to their expectations. However, as the army men have to march northward, the moment of glory of Mimmo and Dea finishes heartlessly.

Cast

• Alberto Sordi: Mimmo Adami
• Monica Vitti: Dea Dani
• John Phillip Law: John
• Edoardo Faieta: Don Ciccio Caracioni
• Wanda Osiris: Herself
• Carlo Dapporto: Himself
• Franco Angrisano: Fascist Party Secretary
• Franca Scagnetti: Don Ciccio's Aunt

Awards

• 1974 David di Donatello award for Best Actress: Monica Vitti

External links

• Polvere di stelle at the Internet Movie Database

Films directed by Alberto Sordi
Fumo di Londra (1966) Pardon, Are You For or Against? (1966) An Italian in America (1967) Help Me, My Love (1969) Le coppie (1970, segment "La camera") Polvere di stelle (1973) While There's War There's Hope (1974) Il comune senso del pudore (1976) Where Are You Going on Holiday? (1978, segment "Le vacanze intelligenti") Catherine and I (1980) I Know That You Know That I Know (1982) Journey with Papa (1982) Il tassinaro (1983) Everybody in Jail (1984) Un tassinaro a New York (1987) Assolto per aver commesso il fatto (1992) Nestore, l'ultima corsa (1994) Incontri proibiti (1998)