Le ragazze di San Frediano

Novel by Italian author Vasco Pratolini

Le ragazze di San Frediano (English: The Girls of San Frediano) is a 1949 novel by Italian author Vasco Pratolini.

Plot

The novel is set in Florence at the end of the Second World War. The story follows the escapades of a Florentine mechanic, a local "Don Giovanni," who romances several women simultaneously and secretly. His multiple relationships come to the women's attention, and they conceive a plot to punish the mechanic for his behavior.^[1]

Film adaptations

The novel has been adapted to film twice:

In 1954, a cinematic adaptation directed by Valerio Zurlini was released. The film represented Zurlini's directorial debut,^[2] and was one of the first movies to be filmed in Florence.^[3] The 1954 film starred:
- Antonio Cifariello as Bob;
- Rossana Podestà as Tosca;
- Corinne Calvet as Bice;
- Giovanna Ralli as Mafalda;
- Marcella Mariani as Gina; and
- Giulia Rubini as Silvana.
In 2007, a television miniseries adaptation aired on Italian television channel Rai Uno.^[4] This adaptation was directed by Vittorio Sindoni and starred:
- Giampaolo Morelli as Bob;
- Camilla Filippi as Tosca;
- Donatella Salvatico as Bice;
- Vittoria Puccini as Mafalda;
- Chiara Conti as Gina; and
- Martina Stella as Silvana.

References

^ Peter Burke (1997). Varieties of Cultural History. Cornell University Press. pp. 92–93. ISBN 0-8014-8492-8.
^ "Zurlini Valerio: Biography". RAI International. Archived from the original on 2007-11-14.
^ Sofia Novello (2005-07-21). "Stealing Beauty". The Florentine. Retrieved 2009-04-10.
^ "Le ragazze di San Frediano arriva in tv" (in Italian). La Repubblica. 2007-03-08. Retrieved 2009-04-10.