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60% Critic Match
The Empty Canvas
“Not with love - Not with money - They cannot satisfy themselves or each other!”
6.0 / 10• 1963• 1h 45m•NR• Italian
Drama
Storyline
An aspiring young artist breaks from his wealthy, possessive mother to live a bohemian existence in the artist's section of Rome and falls in love with a beautiful model who wants an uncommitted relationship.
Cast & Crew
Horst Buchholz
Dino
Lead
Catherine Spaak
Cecilia
Bette Davis
Dino's Mother
Luigi Giuliani
Luciani
Isa Miranda
Cecilia's Mother
Georges Wilson
Cecilia's Father
Lea Padovani
Balestrieri's Widow
Leonida Repaci
Balestrieri
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Damiano Damiani's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Empty Canvas is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
