It was Billy's birthday. Though no one remembers Izzy Diamond anyway. Actually you have to give it to Samuel Taylor, who wrote the play. Then, it's as beautifully constructed as all their other gems. For example early on Carlucci says "You father always used to call me Carlo" which Armbruster never does until the very end.
Also you have to admire the way in which Armbruster falls for Miss Piggott but he never falls for Italy at all.
Ferdinando Scarfiotti is the art director responsible for recreating the Grand Hotel Excelsior Vittoria. His credits include The Sheltering Sky, The Last Emperor, Daisy Miller, Death in Venice, Il Conformista and American Gigolo as 'visual consultant'.
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