What?
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| Directed by | Roman Polański |
| Written by | Roman Polański and Gérard Brach |
| Starring | Marcello Mastroianni, Sydne Rome, Hugh Griffith, Romolo Valli, Dieter Hallervorden, Carlo delle Piane, Mogens von Gadow |
| Release date(s) | December 7, 1972 |
| Running time | 110 min. |
| Language | English |
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What? (also variously titled Diary of Forbidden Dreams, Che?, Quoi?, and Was? in different countries) is a comedy movie written and directed by Roman Polański in 1972, starred by Marcello Mastroianni, Sydne Rome and Hugh Griffith.
[edit] Plot
Set in an unnamed coastal city of Italy, the movie tells the story of an American girl, Nancy (Sydne Rome), who, after a rape attempt, takes shelter in a villa where strange guests go around. Here she gets into a relationship with a retired pimp, Alex (Marcello Mastroianni).
Nancy's adventures have been paralleled to those of Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, although turned into erotic ones. Critics have also pointed out the movie's lack of connectiveness and the excessive absurdity of several situations...
[edit] Trivia
The movie was shot in improvisation in the villa of the famous film producer Carlo Ponti in Capri.
A trademark of director Roman Polański is giving himself bit parts in his own films. In this film, he is "Mosquito", an interesting and important character of the plot.
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| Rower • Uśmiech zębiczny • Rozbijemy zabawę • Morderstwo • Dwaj ludzie z szafą • Lampa • Gdy spadają anioly (When Angels Fall) • Le Gros et le maigre • Ssaki • Nóż w wodzie • Les Plus belles escroqueries du monde • Repulsion • Cul-de-Sac • The Fearless Vampire Killers • Rosemary's Baby • Macbeth • What? • Chinatown • The Tenant • Tess • Pirates • Frantic • Bitter Moon • Death and the Maiden • The Ninth Gate • The Pianist • Oliver Twist • To each his cinema • Pompeii |
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