Amore amaro
Directed by	Florestano Vancini
Written by	Suso Cecchi d'Amico Florestano Vancini
Starring	Lisa Gastoni Leonard Mann
Cinematography	Dario Di Palma
Edited by	Nino Baragli
Music by	Armando Trovajoli
Language	Italian

Amore amaro (internationally released as Bitter Love and Renata) is a 1974 Italian drama film directed by Florestano Vancini.^[1] For this film Lisa Gastoni was awarded with a Silver Ribbon for best actress.^[2]

Plot

The film, set in the Ferrara of the 1930s, tells the story of an impossible love between a young student, Antonio Olivieri (Leonard Mann) and a thirty-five-year-old widow with children, Renata Andreoli (Lisa Gastoni). Indeed the social differences and their irreconcilable political leanings would impede the development of their relationship.

Cast

• Lisa Gastoni as Renata Andreoli
• Leonard Mann as Antonio Olivieri
• Rita Livesi as Renata's mother
• Germano Longo as Francesco Galli
• Maurizio Fiori as Vittorio