Synopsis
Piccolo Hotel (aka Small Hotel) uses the titular establishment to weave together a vast tapestry of subplots, a la Grand Hotel. The guests include a domineering mother (Lola Braccini), her petulant daughter (Bianca Doria) and the daughter's gigolo boyfriend (Guido Notari). Also on hand is a worldly vamp (Laura Nucci) who also falls for the boyfriend, and the chronic-gambler son (Andrea Checchi) of the hotel's self-sacrificing landlady (Emma Grammatica). Though the film is set in Budapest, the characters are more Mediterranean than mittel-European. Piccolo Hotel was one of the entries in the Vienna Biennial Film Festival.
Details
- Piero Ballerini
- January 10, 1939
- Released
- Italy
- Alfa Film
- 1h 25m
Where to watch
No known streaming options in United States.
Cast
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Andrea ChecchiAndrea Toth -
Emma GramaticaMartha Toth -
Laura NucciAurora Borg -
Mino DoroGregory Bauer -
Bianca DoriaAnna Fargas -
Lola BracciniRosa Fargas -
Giovanni Grassodottor Kralik -
Luisella BeghiMaria Kallmann -
Silvio BagoliniStefan Bartha -
Velia Cruicchi GalvaniYvonne Guilbert
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Guido NotariPaolo Holber -
Corrado De CenzoVladimiro Skenak
