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Le ragazze di San Frediano
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Wikipedia article
'Le ragazze di San Frediano' (English: 'The Girls of San Frediano') is a 1949 novel by Italian author Vasco Pratolini.
Plot
The novel is set in Florence at the end of the Second World War. The story follows the escapades of a Florentine mechanic, a local "Don Giovanni," who romances several women simultaneously and secretly. His multiple relationships come to the women's attention, and they conceive a plot to punish the mechanic for his behavior.
Film adaptations
The novel has been adapted to film twice:
*In 1954, a cinematic adaptation directed by Valerio Zurlini was released. The film represented Zurlini's directorial debut, and was one of the first movies to be filmed in Florence. The 1954 film starred:
**Antonio Cifariello as Bob;
**Rossana Podest as Tosca;
**Corinne Calvet as Bice;
**Giovanna Ralli as Mafalda;
**Marcella Mariani as Gina; and
**Giulia Rubini as Silvana.
*In 2007, a television miniseries adaptation aired on Italian television channel Rai Uno. This adaptation was directed by Vittorio Sindoni and starred:
**Giampaolo Morelli as Bob;
**Camilla Filippi as Tosca;
**Donatella Salvatico as Bice;
**Vittoria Puccini as Mafalda;
**Chiara Conti as Gina; and
**Martina Stella as Silvana.
References
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