The Inconsolable Widow Thanks All Those Who Consoled Her

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The Inconsolable Widow Thanks All Those Who Consoled Her
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Directed by Mariano Laurenti
Screenplay by Giovanni Grimaldi
Story by Aldo Grimaldi
Starring Edwige Fenech
CinematographyTino Santoni
Edited byGiuliana Attenni
Music by Bruno Nicolai
Release date
  • 12 August 1973 (1973-08-12) [1]
LanguageItalian

The Inconsolable Widow Thanks All Those Who Consoled Her (Italian : La vedova inconsolabile ringrazia quanti la consolarono, also known as The Winsome Widow) is a 1973 commedia sexy all'italiana directed by Mariano Laurenti and starring Edwige Fenech. [1] [2]

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Plot

A beautiful young widow, Caterina, will only be able to benefit from her husband's huge inheritance if she gives birth to a child within the three hundred days stipulated by law. The two brothers of the husband will try in every way to impede it.

Cast

Production

The film was shot between Catania, Acireale and Frascati. [1]

Reception

In Italy, the film grossed 692 million lira. [1] It received mostly negative reviews from critics, with Claudio G. Fava  [ it ] referring to it as "the worst side of Italian mainstream cinema, devoid of any brightness and intelligence". [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Giusti, Marco (2019). "La vedova inconsolabile ringrazia quanti la consolarono". Dizionario Stracult della commedia sexy (in Italian). Bloodbuster edizioni. pp. 466–7. ISBN   978-88-943385-3-9.
  2. ↑ Chiti, Roberto; Poppi, Roberto; Lancia, Enrico. "La vedova inconsolabile ringrazia quanti la consolarono". Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 1991. ISBN   8876059695.
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