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La Noia (The Empty Canvas) (1963) Catherine Spaak, Bette Davis

La Noia (The Empty Canvas) (1963) Catherine Spaak, Bette Davis

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This is a region-free DVD-R without case or artwork.In Italian with English subtitles.Widescreen.

A young talentless artist (Horst Buchholz) plans to have an easy fling with a sexy model (radiant Catherine Spaak), but becomes obsessed with her when he finds out that she is unfaithful and coolly promiscuous. He borrows money from his rich mother (Bette Davis) to try and impress the girl, and make her marry him.

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Robert Wallace from Mississauga, ON Canada
July 18, 2018
Ennui, obsession and Bette Davis
A rich, would-be artist enters into a relationship with an attractive, casually amoral teenage girl... Thinks he is calling the shots--does he have a lot to learn! Well-made film directed by Damiano Damiani, an Italian director with a solid body of work--a number of his other films are available on this site.
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Patrick Hunter from Panorama City, CA United States
June 2, 2017
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Fascinating...
Very fine anamorphic transfer with easy to read subtitles. Like other based on Moravia's stories, this is a tale of decadence and ennui (the film's title literally means "The Boredom")
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Anonymous Person from Armadale, Victoria Australia
February 15, 2015
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La Noia
La Noia is one of many adaptations of Alberto Moravia's novels and stories that improve on the source. Moravia tended to labor his statements about his characters, repeating words and phrases. Directors have brought a much-needed economy to his work. La Noia is about a depressed artist whose affair with an indifferent girl is partly an attempt to escape his boredom. Director, cast and sets are al
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Anonymous Person from New York, NY United States
October 6, 2013
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The Empty Canvas - complex love story
Film follows Moravia novel almost to the letter. Jazz score perfectly captures emotional turmoil. Horst Bucholz gives possibly his finest performance as the tortured protagonist. Isa Miranda, Georges Wilson and Lea Padovani are effective in supporting roles.
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