The Empty Canvas
Cast & Crew
Damiano Damiani
Bette Davis
Horst Buchholz
Catherine Spaak
Isa Miranda
Lea Padovani
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Balestrieri, an aged married artist, dies while making love to Cecilia, a young model, whereupon his neighbor Dino takes the woman as his own. A failed painter dominated by his wealthy American mother, Dino attempts to overcome his ennui through ardent lovemaking with Cecilia. Dino becomes madly jealous, however, upon discovering that he shares her favors with the actor Luciani. Vainly attempting to prevent her proposed idyll in Capri with his rival, Dino proposes marriage. This failing, he invites Cecilia to his mother's palatial Roman estate, where he tries unsuccessfully to dazzle her with his wealth. As he covers Cecilia, lying naked on a bed, with banknotes, they are interrupted by his jaded mother. Realizing that he cannot possess Cecilia, the despondent Dino smashes his sportscar, a maternal birthday present, into a wall. While recuperating in a hospital, he realizes the futility of his obsession. Though Cecilia, having returned from her holiday, is ready to resume their liaison, Dino renounces his passion.
Director
Damiano Damiani
Cast
Bette Davis
Horst Buchholz
Catherine Spaak
Isa Miranda
Lea Padovani
Daniela Rocca
Georges Wilson
Leonida Repaci
Luigi Giuliani
Dany Paris
Daniela Calvino
Micaela Dazzi
Marcella Rovena
Renato Moretti
Edoardo Nevola
Jole Mauro
Mario Lanfranchi
Crew
Sante Achilli
Antonio Altoviti
Luis Enriquez Bacalov
Damiano Damiani
Carlo Egidi
Roberto Gerardi
Guglielmo Giarda
Tonino Guerra
Carlo Lastricati
Joseph E. Levine
Joseph E. Levine
Ugo Liberatore
Renzo Lucidi
Claudio Mancini
Mario Messina
Dario Micheli
Carlo Ponti
Film Details
Technical Specs
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Trivia
Notes
Filmed in Italy. Opened in Rome in December 1963 as La noia; running time: 95 min; in Paris in August 1964 as L'ennui et sa diversion, l'érotisme; running time: 102 min.
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States 1963
Released in United States 1963
