The Empty Canvas
1963 · Movie · 100 min. · Italy
The son of a wealthy American woman and a deceased Italian nobleman, Dino, dabbles away at painting. Thinking he has found the image for his "empty canvas", he takes up with man-crazy nymphet Cecilia, who refuses to marry him--even after he covers her nude body with 10,000-lire banknotes. She does agree to become his mistress--until a more interesting man comes along. Dino has a breakdown and is guided back to health by his mother. He tells her at fadeout that now he has suffered, and he thinks he might be able to fill that empty canvas.
Direction Damiano Damiani
Cast Horst Buchholz · Catherine Spaak · Bette Davis · Isa Miranda · Lea Padovani · Daniela Rocca · Georges Wilson · Leonida Repaci · Edoardo Nevola · Daniela Calvino
Soundtrack Luis Bacalov
Screenplay Damiano Damiani · Tonino Guerra · Ugo Liberatore · Alberto Moravia
Cinematography Roberto Gerardi
Original title La noia
6.4
80 votes (FilmAffinity)
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