The Duchess of Parma
1937 · 86 MIN · IMDB 6.5 · 25 VOTES · DIR. Alessandro Blasetti
Overview
La Contessa di Parma was the sole directorial contribution by Allesandro Blasetti in 1937. The first of several expensive costume dramas upon which the director established his international reputation, the film stars Elisa Cegani as Marcella, a model in the dress shop owned by enterprising Umberto Melnati. To improve his business, the owner instructs his models to dress up as society ladies and attend all the best parties. And that's how humble little Marcella comes to be mistaken for the popular Duchess of Parma -- and by extension, how our heroine wins the love of football hero Gino Vanni (Antonio Centa). A little wanting in the way of plot or logic, La Constessa di Parma is at least consistently good to look at.
Dialogue Timeline — 961 lines
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00:01:48 Agreed then; for whoever comes or calls
00:07:06 It doesn't matter, don't be a petty bourgeois!
00:10:21 - What are you trying to do? - Nothing. I'm trying to reverse.
00:13:06 - In the game against Florence... - Marco, stop bothering me!
00:16:13 Damn!
00:21:10 What time does the widow Rossi arrive?
00:25:14 What? Waiting more?
00:28:23 I can't! I don't know where she lives, where do I call her?
00:32:06 Do you really want to handle money under the arcades... people watching!
00:36:09 - I'll give you 5 lire. - The price is right.
00:39:52 - Madam, I've got... - Undress!
00:42:35 I didn't want to miss the pleasure...
00:45:38 You're dear, good and kind and for this... let's not anticipate.
00:48:42 What do you expect me to do?
00:52:54 What are you doing?
00:57:25 - You go there. - Me? No!
01:01:12 'When we'll meet tonight, the field will be clear of financial issues'.
01:05:27 - The price? - It's not up to me to say.
01:10:44 amused me for too long now!
01:14:18 I'm not going to Sestriere for the fashion show.
01:17:50 Now I want him to settled down with a good girl.
01:22:43 Wait on a minute. We came all the way here...
01:26:40 But you could've seen it on the papers.
15:10:07 - Here.