This slight skewering of the mindset of the Fascist era when Italy's “White Telephone” films (conservative minded sophisticated comedy-dramas revolving around the bourgeoisie) were in vogue gives Agostina Belli her best role - an ambitious Venetian girl that goes from chambermaid to prostitute to singer to film-star to mistress of ‘Il Duce'! - for which she received a special David Di Donatello award the Italian equivalent of the Oscar.