The Bachelor
Directed byAntonio Pietrangeli
StarringAlberto Sordi
Nino Manfredi
Fernando Fernán Gómez
Virna Lisi (uncredited)
CinematographyGianni Di Venanzo
Edited byEraldo Da Roma
Music byAngelo Francesco Lavagnino
Release date
  • 1955 (1955)
Running time
89 minutes
CountriesItaly
Spain
LanguageItalian

The Bachelor (Italian: Lo scapolo) is a 1955 film directed by Antonio Pietrangeli, starring Alberto Sordi and Nino Manfredi. It was shown as part of a retrospective on Italian comedy at the 67th Venice International Film Festival.[1]

Plot

The accountant Paolo Anselmi is a confirmed bachelor who finds himself having to be the best man for a friend's business partner. Paolo leaves his old apartment to his friend and new wife and moves to a small guesthouse. Here, he meets a woman, the young hostess Gabriella. The relationship between the two begins to get serious, but he does not want commitment. Then the woman moves to another city. Paolo regains his freedom, but loneliness grips him. He now finds the company of other bachelors boring. His mother continues to insist on him getting married. The bachelor is convinced and begins to seek a wife. Among the "candidates" many have insurmountable defects, such as jealousy, family or physique. Finally he is convinced that is Carla Alberini is suitable and she becomes his companion despite their initial meetings having always ended in furious fights.

Cast

References

  1. ↑ "Italian Comedy - The State of Things". labiennale.org. Archived from the original on 2010-08-01. Retrieved 2010-08-01.


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