The Empty Canvas

The Empty Canvas
Italian film poster
ItalianLa noia
Directed byDamiano Damiani
Screenplay byDamiano Damiani
Tonino Guerra
Ugo Liberatore
Based onLa noia
by Alberto Moravia
Produced byCarlo Ponti
StarringBette Davis
Horst Buchholz
Catherine Spaak
CinematographyRoberto Gerardi
Edited byRenzo Lucidi
Music byLuis Bacalov
Production
company
Compagnia Cinematografica Champion Les Films Concordia
Distributed byEmbassy Pictures
Release date
  • 4 December 1963 (1963-12-04)
Running time
105 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguagesItalian
English

The Empty Canvas (Italian: La noia, lit.'Boredom') is a 1963 Italian drama film directed by Damiano Damiani. The screenplay written by Damiani, Tonino Guerra and Ugo Liberatore is based on the eponymous best-selling novel by Alberto Moravia. The film stars Horst Buchholz, Catherine Spaak, Isa Miranda and Bette Davis.