导演：维托里奥·德西卡 吉安尼·弗兰西奥里尼 

主演：爱德华多·德·菲利波 维托里奥·德西卡 安娜-玛利亚·费莱罗 弗朗索瓦·佩里埃 

(Includesspoilers)VILLABORGHESEisafilmconsistingofsixvignettes(cuttofiveinitsU.S.release)thatareallsetintheRomanparkthatbearsthatname.Alltheepisodestakeplacewithinoneday.Thefirstepisode,takingplaceearlyintheday,iscalled"ServantGirlsandSoldiers"andisatrifleaboutacoupleofguystryingtoputthemakesonacoupleofyounggirls.Thesecondpieceiscalled"TheGreekLetterPi"andisapoignantlittleanecdoteaboutaschoolgirl(AnnaMariaFerrrero)whoisurgedbyherclassmatestoapproachtheirGreekprofessor(FrançoisPerrier),sothattheycanphotographthemkissingandperhapsblackmailtheprofforapassinggrade.Itturnsouttheprofessorhasasadstorytotellthegirl…thatheisgoingblind.Thetearfulgirlcannotgothoughwiththeplan.Thethirdepisodeisthefunniestandprobablythebestinthefilm.It'scalled"IncidentatVillaBorghese"andfeaturestour-guideVittorioDeSicaasanincorrigibleover-colognedwoman-chaserwhocomesbetweenGiovannaRalliandherfuriouslyjealousboyfriendMaurizioArena.Thedramaticsthatensueamongthethree…andothers…isabsolutelyhilarious.Inonedeliciousmoment,DeSicasitsinthecarwiththeboyononesideofhim,screamingatthegirl,andthegirl'sbreastsontheotherside,pressedagainstDeSica'sfaceashebarelyconcealshislust.In"TheMarriageArranger"EduardoDeFilippoisthefatherofagirlheistryingtomarryoff.Thediscussionsbetweentherelativescenteronratherselfishinterest…money,dowry.Thentheincreasinglyill-at-easegirlisrevealedtohaveahandicap,involvingherfoot,andtheyoungsuitorcomestotheemotionallydistraughtgirl'ssideand,throughsimplehumanityandkindness,savesthedayinawaythecruderelativeswerenotcapableofdoing.Ofalltherelationshipswewitnessinthefilm,thisistheonlyonethatseemstohaveafuture."TheLovers"isabittersweetepisodeaboutamanbreakinguphisaffairwithamarriedwoman…asthewoman'ssmallchildrenplayintheparkwiththeirnurseandcallouttotheiradulterousmommy.ItisnicelyactedbytwogreatstarsoftheFrenchcinema,MichelinePresleandGérardPhilippe.Thefinalracyepisode,"BeautyContest,"isaFelliniesquedissertationabouttworivalRomanstreet–prostitutes,whoastheyareabouttoberoundedupbythepolice,windupataMissCinemabeautycontesttakingplaceinthepark.Theyoungerofthewomen(EloisaCianni)eludesthepolicebygoingoffwithanoldermaninhiscar.Theotherandolderone(FrancaValeri)isnotsoluckyandtheepisodeandthefilmendassheisdrivenoffinapolicevehicle.Itislateatnight.ThemoviewasreleasedintheUnitedStatesin1957,inexplicably,inaFrench-languageversion,whichdidn'tmatchthecontent,despitethepresenceofsomeFrenchperformers.ItwasretitledITHAPPENEDINTHEPARK.Furthermore,thefirstdecent-enoughepisodewasshorn,alsoinexplicably,becausethefilmwasalreadyashortone.ThedirectionbyGianniFrancioliniissubtleandfinely-tunedthroughout,andtheensembleofactorsintheproductionmakes,ofitself,aworthwhileexperienceofthemovie,whichshouldnotremainasforgottenasitis.