Mezzogiorno is superb ...

She was 34 when this was shot, and even when playing 'dumpy' and much older later in the film, the woman is gorgeous, in a very honest and womanly way. A class act and a classy actress. And for those posters here who are 'confused' about or see 'inconsistencies' in the film, your lives must be very linear so-to-speak. I strongly advise you not visit a museum, where you might see other art, like works of Picasso or Dali, or a hundred others. Heck, don't even google same, you might have a stroke or somethin'!