The Girl from Millelire Street () is a 1980 Italian drama film co-written and directed by Gianni Serra. It premiered at the 37th Venice International Film Festival.
Plot
Cast Oria Conforti as Betty Maria Monti as Verdiana Silvana Lombardo as Wanda Diego Dettori as Petrini Lisa Policaro as Luisa Danilo De Girolamo as Mastino
Production The principal cinematography started in Turin in June 1979. The lead actress, 15-year-old Oria Conforti, was selected from more than 300 young girls who auditioned for the role. It had a budget of just under 200 million lire.
Release The film premiered at the 37th edition of the Venice Film Festival, in the Officina Veneziana sidebar.
Reception A contemporary Variety review described the film as "somewhat disparate and rambling" but able to "give a disturbing yet humanly observed look at fringe subproletarian life in a big industrial city".Mosk. (10 September 1980). "La Ragazza di Via Millelire - The Girl from Millelire Street". Variety Film Reviews, Vol. 15. Bowker. p. 580. . Roberto Puppi called it "one of the most important films in Italian cinema of the decade", describing it as "a ruthless look at youth marginalization in a major metropolis and a scathing indictment of the devastation caused by drugs".
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