I Knew Her Well

I Knew Her Well (Io la conoscevo bene) is a 1965 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Antonio Pietrangeli and starring Stefania Sandrelli.

In 2008, the film was included on the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage’s 100 Italian films to be saved, a list of 100 films that "have changed the collective memory of the country between 1942 and 1978."

Plot synopsis
Adriana (Stefania Sandrelli) is a provincial Italian young woman who moves to Rome because she wants to be a celebrity.

Cast

 * Stefania Sandrelli as Adriana Astarelli
 * Mario Adorf as Emilio Ricci, aka Bietolone
 * Jean-Claude Brialy as Dario Marchionni
 * Joachim Fuchsberger as The Writer
 * Nino Manfredi as Cianfanna
 * Enrico Maria Salerno as Roberto
 * Ugo Tognazzi as Gigi Baggini
 * Karin Dor as Barbara, the lady friend of Adriana
 * Franco Fabrizi as Paganelli
 * Turi Ferro as Il commissario
 * Robert Hoffmann as Antonio Marais
 * Franco Nero as Italo - The garage attendant
 * Véronique Vendell as Alice Stendhal (credited as Veronique Vendell)
 * Franca Polesello as Maria - The usherette
 * Renato Terra as Man in the caravan (credited as Renato Terra Caizzi)

Soundtrack

 * "L'Eclisse twist"
 * Performed by Mina
 * "Addio"
 * Performed by Mina
 * "Ogni giorno che passa"
 * Performed by Mia Genberg
 * "Le stelle d'oro"
 * Performed by Peppino Di Capri
 * "Sweet William"
 * Performed by Millie
 * "Surf della Frusta"
 * By Gino Marinacci
 * "Oggi e domenica per noi"
 * Performed by Sergio Endrigo
 * "Mani bucate"
 * Performed by Sergio Endrigo
 * "Lasciati baciare col Letkiss"
 * Performed by Gemelle Kessler
 * "Roberta"
 * Performed by Peppino Di Capri
 * "What Am I Living For"
 * Performed by Millie
 * "More"
 * Performed by Gilbert Bécaud
 * "E se domani"
 * Performed by Mina
 * "Abbracciami forte"
 * Performed by Ornella Vanoni
 * "Dimmi la verità"
 * Performed by Sergio Endrigo
 * "Toi"
 * Performed by Gilbert Bécaud
 * "Let Kiss"
 * Orchestrated by Yvar Sanna

Awards

 * Three Nastro d'Argento awards: Best Director, Best Script, and Best Supporting Actor (Ugo Tognazzi).
 * Pietrangeli was named Best Director at the Mar del Plata Film Festival