Strawberry Blonde (1980 film)

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Strawberry Blonde
Italian Bionda fragola
Directed by Mino Bellei
Produced by Gianfranco Piccioli per Hera Cinematografica
Starring Mino Bellei
Umberto Orsini
Gianni Felici
Renato Scarpa
Annamaria Romoli
Distributed by Cineriz
Release date
  • December 7, 1980 (1980-12-07)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

Strawberry Blonde (French : Bionda fragola is a 1980 Italian film directed by Mino Bellei. It is Bellei's only film as a director. [1]

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Plot

For a long time, Antonio and the pharmacist Domenico live in harmony in the same apartment. The two lovers share the fees of the house.

Once a time, Antonio has been thinking about something else and announces to Domenico that he has made a new friend: is Adriano Velluto, a photo model, also linked to Mathilde. Domenico pretends to tolerate the threesome, but there are many surprises. [2]

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References

  1. "Bionda fragola". davinotti.com. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  2. "Bionda fragola - Italia 1980". cinematografo.it. Retrieved 11 February 2023.