Not the female buddy-caper that some plot synopses seem to suggest, "Diary Of A Telephone Operator" is a slice-of-life comedy about two Italian roommates (a manicurist and a - surprise!- telephone operator) who are constantly looking for Mr. Right but keep coming to one dead end after another. Nothing much more than that happens in this aimless and inconsequential film that is overlong by half an hour at the very least. However, the leading duo - Claudia Cardinale and Catherine Spaak does provide a reason (or two) to watch. I already knew that Cardinale was one of the most beautiful actresses in the world, especially in the 1960s and the 1970s, but I was shocked to discover that the lesser-known Spaak matches her, if not surpasses her, in sex appeal; certainly she has the superior hairstyle in this movie at least. ** out of 4.
Review of Diary of a Telephone Operator
