Arabella

Arabella

She steals to live... and lives to steal...

1967 · 105 min · ★ 7.5 · Comedy

A young woman uses her womanly wiles to seduce older men in order to aid her debt-ridden grandmother.

Directed by Mauro Bolognini · Written by Giorgio Arlorio

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