Le amiche

In this poignant drama, a self-made woman from humble means returns to her hometown of Turin to scout locations for her successful Roman fashion salon. There, she becomes entangled in the complex web of relationships between five upper-class women and their various conquests with men. Through Clelia's journey, Michelangelo Antonioni explores themes that would become hallmarks of his career, including the emptiness and disconnection that can underpin even the most seemingly polished lives.