La cuccagna, internationally released as A Girl... and a Million, is a 1962 Italian drama film directed by Luciano Salce.
In 2008 it was restored and shown as part of the retrospective "Questi fantasmi: Cinema italiano ritrovato" at the 65th Venice International Film Festival.
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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