La calandria (1972 film)

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La calandria
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Directed by Pasquale Festa Campanile
Written by Gianfranco Clerici
Pasquale Festa Campanile
Ottavio Jemma
Starring Lando Buzzanca
Barbara Bouchet
Agostina Belli
Salvo Randone
Cinematography Silvano Ippoliti
Music by Gianni Ferrio
Release date
  • 1972 (1972)
LanguageItalian

La calandria is a 1972 Italian comedy film directed by Pasquale Festa Campanile. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] It is based upon the Renaissance play La calandria by Bernardo Dovizi, itself based on Plautus' Menaechmi and Giovanni Boccaccio's Decameron.

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Plot

The luxurious Livio (Lando Buzzanca) bets with the lord of the city to seduce a young bride (Agostina Belli) in a month, at the cost of his genitals.

Cast

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References

  1. ↑ Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 1991. ISBN   8876059695.
  2. ↑ Andrea Pergolari. Verso la commedia: momenti del cinema di Steno, Salce, Festa Campanile. Firenze libri, 2002.
  3. ↑ "La calandria". mubi.com. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
  4. ↑ "La calandria (1972)". frenchfilmguide.com. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
  5. ↑ "La calandria (1972)". topmovies.se. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
  6. ↑ Bayman, Louis; Rigoletto, Sergio (17 January 2013). Popular Italian Cinema - Page 114. ISBN   9780230300163 . Retrieved 15 December 2013.
  7. ↑ "La calandria". fulltv.com.uk. Retrieved 15 December 2013.


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