The Beach
The Beach (Italian: La spiaggia) also internationally released as Riviera and The Boarder) is a 1954 French-Italian comedy drama film directed by Alberto Lattuada and starring Martine Carol, Raf Vallone and Mario Carotenuto. In 2008 the film was selected to enter the list of the 100 Italian films to be saved.
Plot
At a luxury resort on the Italian coast, a prostitute takes her young daughter for a vacation but tries to conceal her true profession from her fellow guests. She is courted by the local mayor, before her past is exposed to the gossipy society of the resort.
More details
| author | Alberto Lattuada Charles Spaak Luigi Malerba Rodolfo Sonego |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Liguria |
| director | Alberto Lattuada |
| editor | Mario Serandrei |
| genre | comedy-drama |
| keywords | young daughter |
| musicBy | Piero Piccioni |
| productionCompany | Gamma Film Titanus Film |
| publisher | Titanus Film |