| The Cricket | |
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| Directed by | Alberto Lattuada |
| Written by | |
| Produced by | |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Danilo Desideri |
| Music by | Fred Bongusto |
| Distributed by | NIR |
Release date | 18 April 1980 |
Running time | 101 min. |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
The Cricket (Italian: La Cicala) is a 1980 Italian erotic drama film directed by Alberto Lattuada. For this film Virna Lisi was awarded David di Donatello for best actress, while Fred Bongusto won the Nastro d'Argento for best score. [1]
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Clio plays a fun-loving girl who likes men. She leaves her home town and meets up with Wilma, a once-famous singer. After Wilma bombs out at a local joint they hook up together and become prostitutes.
Enter Tony who falls for Wilma and opens a gas/food/lodging establishment after they marry. Tony slowly gets fed up with Wilma, especially after her beautiful daughter arrives. An erotic yet tragic film.[ original research? ]
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