La ragazza di Bube is a 1963

1963 in film

The year 1963 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* June 12 - Cleopatra starring Elizabeth Taylor, Rex Harrison and Richard Burton premieres at the Rivoli Theatre in New York City....

 Italian

Cinema of Italy

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 crime film

Crime film

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 drama directed by Luigi Comencini

Luigi Comencini

Luigi Comencini was an Italian film director. Together with Dino Risi, Ettore Scola and Mario Monicelli, he was considered among the masters of the commedia all'italiana genre....

 and starring Claudia Cardinale

Claudia Cardinale

Claudia Cardinale is an Italian actress, and has appeared in some of the most prominent European films of the 1960s and 1970s. The majority of Cardinale's films have been either Italian or French...

 and George Chakiris

George Chakiris

George Chakiris is an American-Greek dancer, singer and actor.-Early life:Chakiris was born in Norwood, Ohio, to Steven and Zoe Chakiris, immigrants from Greece. Chakiris studied at the American School of Dance....

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In terms of plot the film is a relatively faithful adaptation of Carlo Cassola

Carlo Cassola

Carlo Cassola was an important Italian novelist and essayist. His novel La Ragazza di Bube , which received the Strega Prize, was adapted into a film by Luigi Comencini in 1963....

’s 1960 novel La ragazza di Bube; but its atmosphere is distinctly different, as the protagonists Mara and Bube, adolescents in the book, are interpreted here as young adults.

The film was nominated for a Golden Bear

Golden Bear

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 Award at the 14th Berlin International Film Festival

14th Berlin International Film Festival

The 14th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from June 26 to July 7, 1964.-Jury:* Anthony Mann * Hermann Schwerin* Lucas Demare* Jacques Doniol-Valcroze* Yorgos Javellas* Richard Todd* Takashi Hamama* Gerd Ressing...

 and won best production at the David di Donatello Awards. Claudia Cardinale was awarded the Nastro d'Argento Best Actress

Nastro d'Argento Best Actress

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 (Migliore Attrice Protagonista) by the Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists for her performance in the role of as Mara.

The film was released in the United States in 1964 with the title Bebo's Girl.

Cast

• Claudia Cardinale
  Claudia Cardinale
  Claudia Cardinale is an Italian actress, and has appeared in some of the most prominent European films of the 1960s and 1970s. The majority of Cardinale's films have been either Italian or French...
  
   as Mara
• George Chakiris
  George Chakiris
  George Chakiris is an American-Greek dancer, singer and actor.-Early life:Chakiris was born in Norwood, Ohio, to Steven and Zoe Chakiris, immigrants from Greece. Chakiris studied at the American School of Dance....
  
   as Bube
• Marc Michel as Stefano
• Dany París as Liliana
• Monique Vita as Ines
• Carla Calò as Mara's Mother
• Emilio Esposito as Mara's Father

Uncredited cast

• Pierluigi Catocci as Priest
• Ugo Chiti as Arnaldo
• Dario Dolci
• Anna Maria Festa
• Gabriella Giorgelli
• Mario Lupi as Lidori
• Luciano Maringola
• Bruno Scipioni as Mauro