Identification of a Woman

Identification of a Woman Italian Identificazione di una donna is a 1982 Italian drama film written, directed, and edited by Michelangelo Antonioni and starring Toms Milin, Daniela Silverio, and Christine Boisson. The film is about an Italian filmmaker searching for a woman to play the leading role in his next film, and also in his life. Filmed on location in Rome and Venice, Identification of a Woman was awarded the 35th Anniversary Prize at the 1982 Cannes Film Festival.

Sometime later, Niccol receives a mysterious phone call from a man wanting to meet about a delicate matter at Fassis ice cream parlor. Niccol meets with the stranger who warns him about continuing his relationship with Mavi if he values his peace of mind. Later at his apartment, Niccol tells Mavi about the stooge who threatened him on behalf of one of her suitors. Mavi doesnt know who it could be. Wondering who is behind the threats, Niccol asks Mavi to introduce him to some of her old aristocratic friends. They go to Dandinis restaurant where shes greeted by several old friends, including an older gentleman who stops her on the stairs and talks with her. Afterwards Mavi informs Niccol that she feels uncomfortable and asks to leave.Mavi takes Niccol to a dinner party given by some of her wealthy friends. Niccol finds the aristo crowd cold and cliquish. Mavi makes the rounds talking to her friends, including a beautiful young blonde woman. Niccol grows suspicious of Mavi, believing she knows the identity of her mysterious suitor. Mavi assures him that she is no longer with this crowd, and that she is now with him. Later she reveals that the man she met on the stairs at Dandinis was a family friend who she recently discovered was her father. With tears in her eyes, she recounts how she avoided him for years not knowing who he was, and all the time he was unable to show his love to his daughter. ........

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