Esterina (1959): Cast
Esterina is a 1959 drama directed by Carlo Lizzani, starring Carla Gravina as Esterina, Geoffrey Horne and Domenico Modugno. It runs 1 hour 27 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 27m (87 min)
- Director
- Carlo Lizzani
- Genre
- Drama
- Original language
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Italian - Studio
- Italia Produzione Film
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Esterina About?
The premise of Esterina without spoilers.
Esterina, a young war orphan, hitchhikes with two truck drivers, Gino and Piero, as they criss‑cross Northern Italy. Hoping the big city will bring her fortune, she instead faces a series of disillusioning encounters. She develops a crush on Gino, who remains indifferent, and her story culminates in her sudden disappearance.
Esterina Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- married man flirts with a teenage girl
- traffic jam
- brother in law brother in law relationship
- woman raises her skirt
- stealing a bicycle
- hilltop
- abusive father
- girl undressing
- shack
- 17 year old girl
- beret
- stowaway
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- sprayed with a garden hose
- flat tire
- nipples visible through wet cloth
- flirting
- father daughter relationship
- first time smoking
- falling off a bicycle
- adult man teenage girl relationship
- promissory note
- prostitute
- sob story
- torino italy
- trip and fall
- man kisses a teenage girl
- teenage girl rides a bicycle
- implied female nudity
- fighter jet
- riding in the back of a truck
- 55 gallon drum of fuel
- reference to santa claus
- camera shot of a teenage girl's legs
- rowing
- lake
- adult man attracted to teenage girl
- chased by a dog
- italian alps
- runaway teenage girl
- traffic cop
- uncredited supporting players
- air force base
- north american f 86d sabre
- loan
- north american f 86 sabre
- bad haircut
- eating a raw egg
- scene during opening credits
- teenage daughter
- reference to the tooth fairy
Esterina Cast & Characters
Carla Gravina leads the cast as Esterina, with Geoffrey Horne as Gino and Domenico Modugno as Piero. Directed by Carlo Lizzani; 13 actors are credited in all.
- Director Carlo Lizzani
- Carla Gravina as Esterina
- Geoffrey Horne as Gino
- Domenico Modugno as Piero
- Anna Maria Aveta as moglie di Piero
Also Starring in Esterina
· 9 more- Laura Nucci adescatrice al bar
- Sandro Merli capo dell'officina
- Mario Mazza motociclista profittatore
- Silvana Jachino padrona di casa
- Raimondo Van Riel signore sfrattato
- Mirco Testi Magazziniere (uncredited)
- Virgilio Gottardi
- Giorgina Goletti
- Greta Lars
More from Carlo Lizzani
More films directed by Carlo Lizzani: Luchino Visconti: Life as in a Novel, Hotel Meina, Giuseppe De Santis and Cesare Zavattini.
Cars in Esterina
30 cars on screen, including the 1947 Fiat 634 N2 and the unknown.
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1947 Fiat 634 N2 Main role -
unknown Important role -
Consolidated Diesel Electric NC-5 Minor role -
1954 Fiat 1400 A Minor role
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Esterina FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast, post-credit scenes and language of Esterina, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Esterina?
Esterina runs 1 hour 27 minutes (87 minutes).
When was Esterina released?
Esterina was released on September 9, 1959.
Who directed Esterina?
Esterina was directed by Carlo Lizzani.
More films by Carlo Lizzani Who is in the cast of Esterina?
Esterina stars Carla Gravina as Esterina, Geoffrey Horne as Gino and Domenico Modugno as Piero, among 13 credited actors.
Does Esterina have a post-credit scene?
No. Esterina has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is Esterina in?
The original language of Esterina is Italian.
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