Adua and Her Friends
Antonio PietrangeliWhere to watch in the United States: Free: Kanopy · Rent: Amazon Video, MovieMe · Buy: Amazon Video. Streaming data from JustWatch via TMDB; availability changes.
Cast
Simone Signoret 
Marcello Mastroianni 
Sandra Milo 
Emmanuelle Riva 
Gina Rovere 
Claudio Gora
Credits
Written by: Ruggero Maccari
Plot
When a brothel closes because of new laws, four of the prostitutes decide to go into business running a restaurant. They discover they cannot escape their past.
Sinekatalog’s take
Former prostitutes open a restaurant but cannot escape their pasts. The Italian drama is witty, sad and sharply observed. A humane gem.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.6 / 10 (1,587 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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