A Sentimental Attempt

★★★★★

Original title: Un tentativo sentimentale

1963 · 1 h 32 min

Directed by Pasquale Festa Campanile · France · French New Wave

Drama

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Cast

Françoise Prévost Jean-Marc Bory Letícia Román Giulio Bosetti Maria Pia Luzi Marino Masé

Plot

Carla and Dino, both in a matrimonail crisis, fall in love. But life will not help this love story.

Sinekatalog’s take

Two people in unhappy marriages fall in love, but circumstances conspire against them. The title promises a bittersweet, hesitant romance. For viewers who like early-sixties Italian love stories with a melancholic bent.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

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Ratings

IMDb: 6.0 / 10 (35 votes)
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