| Colpita da improvviso benessere | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Directed by | Franco Giraldi |
| Written by | Barbara Alberti Amedeo Pagani Ugo Pirro Carlo Vanzina |
| Produced by | Carlo Ponti |
| Starring | Giovanna Ralli |
| Cinematography | Alberto Spagnoli |
| Edited by | Raimondo Crociani |
| Music by | Luis Bacalov |
Release date |
|
| Language | Italian |
Colpita da improvviso benessere ("Struck by sudden wealth") is a 1976 Italian comedy film directed by Franco Giraldi. [1] [2] [3]
Elisabetta is a fishwife with petty-bourgeois aspirations who lives more uxorio with Luiso Malerba, an anarchist on strike. One day, like all his colleagues in the General Markets, he has the misfortune of running into Gigino Mancuso, an upright health inspector. At the fish market Gigino denounces several irregularities regarding the origin and hygiene of fish products, and does not hesitate to have all the goods on sale immediately and repeatedly confiscated. Among other things, Gigino requires all retailers to use only bottled water for cleaning the premises and the fish, still alive on the counters and in the tanks.
Elisabetta, who is a handsome and unscrupulous woman, tries to seduce Gigino to obtain a special treatment, hoping that he will allow himself to be bribed. In fact, Gigino is sensitive to Elizabeth's provocations, hesitates and sometimes indulges in passion, without however affecting the correctness of his work as a public official. The fruitless relationship with Gigino places Elisabetta in a bad light in the eyes of her colleagues and competitors, in particular Fernando Proietti, who decides to also use unfair means in order to grab Elisabetta's clientele and get it closed. Business is falling apart and Elizabeth is forced to borrow money in order to afford to pay a bribe; first he asks his father, butcher, who denies them, then a loan shark.
Franco Citti was an Italian actor, best known as one of the close collaborators of director Pier Paolo Pasolini. He came to fame for playing the title role in Pasolini's film Accattone, which brought him a BAFTA Award nomination for Best Foreign Actor. He subsequently starred in six of Pasolini's films, as well as 60 other film and television roles. His brother was the director and screenwriter Sergio Citti.
Franco Giraldi was an Italian director and screenwriter.
Renzo Marignano, sometimes credited as Renzo Marignani, was an Italian actor and film director.
The Swindlers, aka Los Mangantes, is a 1963 Italian comedy film written and directed by Lucio Fulci, starring Franco and Ciccio.
Vincenzo "Enzo" Liberti was an Italian actor, voice actor, director and television personality.
Adultery Italian Style is a 1966 Italian comedy film written and directed by Pasquale Festa Campanile.
The Two Marshals is a 1961 Italian comedy film written and directed by Sergio Corbucci. The film was a hit at the Italian box office, with 2.765.531 spectators and a total gross of 536.513.000 lire.
Il giustiziere di mezzogiorno is a 1975 Italian comedy film written and directed by Mario Amendola. It is a parody of Death Wish.
Gli ordini sono ordini is a 1972 Italian comedy film directed by Franco Giraldi.
The Killers Are Our Guests is a 1974 Italian crime-thriller film directed by Vincenzo Rigo.
Viuuulentemente mia is a 1982 Italian crime comedy film written and directed by Carlo Vanzina.
Fantozzi subisce ancora is a 1983 Italian comedy film directed by Neri Parenti. It is the fourth chapter in the Fantozzi film series of the unlucky clerk Ugo Fantozzi, played by its creator, Paolo Villaggio.
Fantozzi va in pensione is a 1988 Italian comedy film directed by Neri Parenti. It is the sixth chapter in the Fantozzi film series of the unlucky clerk Ugo Fantozzi, played by its creator, Paolo Villaggio.
Stanza 17-17 palazzo delle tasse, ufficio imposte is a 1971 Italian heist comedy film directed by Michele Lupo.
Il... Belpaese is a 1977 black comedy film written and directed by Luciano Salce and starring Paolo Villaggio and Silvia Dionisio.
Fantozzi alla riscossa is a 1990 Italian comedy film directed by Neri Parenti. It is the seventh chapter in the Fantozzi film series of the unlucky clerk Ugo Fantozzi, played by its creator, Paolo Villaggio.
Fantozzi – Il ritorno is a 1996 Italian comedy film directed by Neri Parenti. It is the ninth chapter in the Fantozzi film series of the unlucky clerk Ugo Fantozzi, played by its creator, Paolo Villaggio.
House of Pleasure for Women is a 1976 satirical comedy film written and directed by Pupi Avati and starring Gigi Proietti, Christian De Sica, Gianni Cavina, Al Lettieri and Vincent Gardenia.
An Italian in America is a 1967 Commedia all'italiana film co-written and directed by Alberto Sordi and starring the same Sordi opposite Vittorio De Sica. Screenwriter Rodolfo Sonego was inspired for the plot by the participation of one of his friends, the painter Salvatore Scarpitta, to the NBC program This Is Your Life.
Indovina chi viene a merenda? is a 1969 Italian war-comedy film written and directed by Marcello Ciorciolini and starring the comic duo Franco and Ciccio.
 | This article related to an Italian comedy film of the 1970s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
