A Girl... and a Million

La cuccagna, internationally released as A Girl... and a Million, is a 1962 Italian drama film directed by Luciano Salce.^[1][2]

A Girl... and a Million
Directed by	Luciano Salce
Written by	Alberto Bevilacqua Goffredo Parise Carlo Romano Luciano Vincenzoni
Cinematography	Erico Menczer
Music by	Ennio Morricone
Release date	1962 (1962)
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

In 2008 it was restored and shown as part of the retrospective "Questi fantasmi: Cinema italiano ritrovato" at the 65th Venice International Film Festival.^[3]

Plot

Rossella, a beautiful young girl from a working-class family, looks for a job every day, but is disappointed to not be able to find serious employment. She meets Giuliano, a young student, who, for his part, has the will to avoid finding a job at any cost. After attempting suicide together, they make the choice to live each day without obsessing over work.

Cast

• Donatella Turri: Rossella Rubinacci
• Luigi Tenco: Giuliano
• Umberto D'Orsi: Dott. Giuseppe Visonà
• Liù Bosisio: Diana
• Gianni Dei: Natalino
• Piero Gerlini: Gallery's Owner
• Enzo Petito: Galliano Rubinace, Rossella's father
• Corrado Olmi: Visonà's friend
• Jean Rougeul: Cementi
• Luciano Salce: the Colonel
• Ugo Tognazzi: a driver (cameo)
• Franco Abbina : Rossella's brother