Liza (1972)
Directed by Marco Ferreri

Comedy / Drama / Romance
aka: Love to Eternity

Film Synopsis

During a yachting trip, Liza gets into an argument with her friends and jumps overboard.   She swims ashore and finds herself on a small island whose only inhabitants are a hermit, Giorgio, and his dog, Molampo.  Liza takes an immediate liking to Giorgio, who has made a nice home for himself in a rock, where he wiles away the hours struggling to invent stories for comic books.  Giorgio allows his visitor to spend the night with him, but he insists that she must go the following morning.  Liza has other ideas...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Marco Ferreri
  • Script: Ennio Flaiano (novel), Jean-Claude Carrière, Marco Ferreri
  • Cinematographer: Mario Vulpiani
  • Music: Philippe Sarde
  • Cast: Catherine Deneuve (Liza), Marcello Mastroianni (Giorgio), Corinne Marchand (Giorgio's wife), Michel Piccoli (Giorgio's friend), Pascal Laperrousaz (Giorgio's son), Dominique Marcas (Maid), Valérie Stroh (Giorgio's daughter), Claudine Berg (Liza's friend), Claudia Bianchi, Enrico Blasi, Mauro Benedetti, Luigi Antonio Guerra
  • Country: Italy / France
  • Language: Italian
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 90 min
  • Aka: Love to Eternity

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