Amore amaro (internationally released as Bitter Love and Renata) is a 1974 Italian drama film directed by Florestano Vancini. For this film Lisa Gastoni was awarded with a Silver Ribbon for best actress.
Plot The film, set in the Ferrara of the 1930s, tells the story of an impossible love between a young student, Antonio Olivieri (Leonard Mann) and a thirty-five-year-old widow with children, Renata Andreoli (Lisa Gastoni). Indeed the social differences and their irreconcilable political leanings would impede the development of their relationship.
Cast Lisa Gastoni as Renata Andreoli Leonard Mann as Antonio Olivieri Rita Livesi as Renata's mother Germano Longo as Francesco Galli Maurizio Fiori as Vittorio
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