Roger Vadim’s second film, No Sun in Venice (“Sait-on jamais…”), which world premiered at the 1957 Berlin Film Festival, was made before his debut, And God Created Woman, but it was released theatrically after that.
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The film became known for its soundtrack, which was composed by pianist John Lewis, and performed by the Modern Jazz Quartet.
The film was produced by Raoul Levy, who had just made with Vadim And God Created Woman, which was yet to be released.
It was based on an unpublished novel by Vadim, set in Paris, but for the movie the locale was changed to Italy.
Levy did not want to risk casting Brigitte Bardot in this picture, in case And God Created Woman was not a success. Little did he know…
The film was a commercial hit, especially in France, where it was seen by 1,510,505 viewers.
Cast
Françoise Arnoul as Sophie
Christian Marquand as Michel Lafaurie
Robert Hossein as Sforzi
O. E. Hasse as Eric von Bergen
Franco Fabrizi as Busetti
Franco Andrei [it] as Bernard
Carlo Delle Piane as Jeannot
Mario Passante [it] as Inspecteur
Lila Rocco as Lisa
Margaret Rung as Comtesse
Christian Cazau as Coco
Credits:
Directed, written byRoger Vadim
Co-Written by Pero Budak
Music byJohn Lewis
CinematographyArmand Thirard
Edited byVictoria Mercanton
Release date: May 31, 1957
Running time: 96 minutes
