Blue Belle
| La fine dell'innocenza | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Italian theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Massimo Dallamano |
| Screenplay by |
|
| Story by |
|
| Produced by | Harry Alan Towers[2] |
| Starring | Annie Belle Felicity Devonshire Ciro Ippolito Charles Fawcett |
| Cinematography | Franco Delli Colli[1] |
| Edited by | Nicholas Wentworth |
| Music by |
|
Production companies |
|
| Distributed by | P.I.C. Produzione Intercontinentali Cinematografiche[1] |
Release date |
|
| Countries | United Kingdom Italy[2] |
| Language | English |
Blue Belle, also known as Annie, is a 1976 drama film directed by Massimo Dallamano and starring Annie Belle, Felicity Devonshire, and Maria Rohm.[3][2] Its Italian title is Fine dell'innocenza (transl. The End of Innocence).[2]
Premise
[edit]A young woman meets up with her older lover after she leaves school.
Cast
[edit]- Annie Belle as Annie
- Felicity Devonshire as Linda
- Ciro Ippolito as Angelo
- Charles Fawcett as Michael
- Al Cliver as Philip
- Maria Rohm as Susan
- Linda Ho as Genevieve
- Yao Lin Chen as Chen
- Rik Battaglia as Superintendent
- Ines Pellegrini as Sarah
- Linda Slade as Caroline
- Tim Street as Harry
- Ted Thomas as George
- Patrizia Banti as Su
Reception
[edit]The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: "Blue Belle slides comfortably into the apparently still chic hand-me-downs of big sisters Emmanuelle, Black Emanuelle and Vanessa, while conducting her own search for truth, sexual fulfilment and box-office receipts in the ever-dependable Orient. Massimo Dallamano (alias Jack Dalmas when he photographed Leone's Fistful of Dollars and For a Few Dollars More) directs in the current soft-core format: a combination of over-upholstered emptiness and frosty sincerity that effectively reduces characters, locations and story to the level of scenery. Actress Annie Belle re-enacts some of her 'real-life adventures' well enough, but Ines Pellegrini's mysterious features (she played Zumurrud in Pasolini's Arabian Nights) lend this voyage its only real spirituality."[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f "Blue Belle [La fine dell'innocenza] (1976)". Archiviodelcinemaitaliano.it (in Italian). Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Blue Belle". BFI Film & Television Database. Archived from the original on 8 February 2009. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
- ^ "Blue Belle". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 23 August 2024.
- ^ "Blue Belle". The Monthly Film Bulletin. 44 (516): 39. 1 January 1977. ProQuest 1305832687 – via ProQuest.
External links
[edit]- Blue Belle at IMDb
 | This article related to a British film of the 1970s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 | This article related to an Italian film of the 1970s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- 1976 films
- 1970s coming-of-age drama films
- 1970s English-language films
- Films directed by Massimo Dallamano
- British coming-of-age drama films
- Italian coming-of-age drama films
- Films produced by Fulvio Lucisano
- Films scored by Fabio Frizzi
- 1976 drama films
- 1970s British films
- 1970s Italian films
- 1970s British film stubs
- 1970s Italian film stubs