Her Harem
{{Infobox film
| name = Her Harem
| image = Her Harem.jpg
| caption =
| director = Marco Ferreri
| producer = Henryk Chroscicki
Alfonso Sansone
| writer = Rafael Azcona
Marco Ferreri
Ugo Moretti
| starring = Carroll Baker
Gastone Moschin
Renato Salvatori.
| music = Ennio Morricone
| cinematography = Luigi Kuveiller
| editing = Enzo Micarelli
| studio = Alexandra Produzioni Cinematografiche
Sancro International Film
Paris-Cannes Productions
| distributor = CIDIF
| released = {{Film date|1967|09|10|df=yes}}
| runtime = 96 minutes
| country = Italy
| language = Italian
| budget =
| gross =
}}
Her Harem ({{langx|it|L'harem}}, released in UK as The Harem) is a 1967 Italian comedy-drama film written and directed by Marco Ferreri and starring Carroll Baker, Gastone Moschin and Renato Salvatori.
Plot
Cast
- Carroll Baker as Margherita
- Gastone Moschin as Gianni
- Renato Salvatori as Gaetano
- William Berger as Mike
- Michel Le Royer as René
- Clotilde Sakaroff as Gaetano's mother
- Ugo Tognazzi as himself
Production
It was the first film Baker made in Europe. She was having difficulties in her career in Hollywood and was offered the role when she met the director at the Venice Film Festival.
Baker says the film was meant to be a comedy but the director "lost his courage at the last minute... it would have been wonderful as a comedy but he cut out all the funny scenes and put a serious ending on it."[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kD5YXx57dVw Interview with Carrol Baker] at Media Fun House
Reception
The film was a box office flop - "Harem just didn't work out," Baker later said, "those things happen."{{cite news|title=What Ever Happened to Baby Doll?: An American in Rome |first=Alfred|last=Friendly Jr|newspaper=New York Times|date=29 June 1969|page=D11}} However it launched a successful career for Baker in Europe.
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0063042}}
{{Marco Ferreri}}
Category:Italian romantic comedy-drama films
Category:1960s romantic comedy-drama films
Category:Films directed by Marco Ferreri
Category:Films scored by Ennio Morricone
Category:1960s Italian-language films
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