Private Affairs (1987 film)

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Private Affairs
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Directed by Francesco Massaro
Written by Suso Cecchi d'Amico
Franco Ferrini
Francesco Massaro
Enrico Vanzina
Starring Kate Capshaw
Cinematography Luigi Kuveiller
Music by Celso Valli
Release date
1987
Running time
101 minutes

Ti presento un'amica (internationally released as Private Affairs and Quite by Chance) is a 1987 romantic comedy film directed by Francesco Massaro. [1] [2]

Contents

At the time of the release, it was referred as a "typical example of average film that in Italy seems to have completely disappeared". [3] The film has a longer version of 180 minutes. [4]

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References

  1. "If you're looking for guilty pleasures..." Roanoke Times . May 30, 1990. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
  2. "De Sio Giornalista d'assalto". La Stampa . April 21, 1987.
  3. G.C. Dansi, Ciak si gira, March 8, 1988
  4. Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano. Gremese Editore, 1991. pp. 294–295. ISBN   887742429X.