Country: Italy
Year: 1968
Duration: 103'
Assunta Patanè, a fiery Sicilian and traditionalist, performs the most classic of elopements with her beloved Vincenzo, in order to bind him into the obligation of a shotgun wedding. But he doesn't think so and escapes to Scotland, losing track of himself. Determined to avenge her honour, Assunta pursues him armed and resolute. But we are in the Sixties and the passage from Sicily to the United Kingdom, at its swinging peak, will open her eyes to her condition as a woman. The Lovers FF pays homage to Monica Vitti with one of her most loved interpretations, in a rare and successful example of Italian female comedy.
Biography
film director
Mario Monicelli
An acknowledge master of Italian comedy, Mario Monicelli (1915 – 2010) told the story of Italy after World War II, and not only, in a lucid and biting way, becoming an author much loved first by the public and then by critics. Among his most popular titles Big Deal on Madonna Street (1958), The Great War (1959), The Organizer (1963), For Love and Gold (1966), Romanzo popolare (1974), My Friends (1975), A Very Little Man (1977). In 1991 he was awarded with the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement.
Cast
& Credits
Sceneggiatura/Screenplay Rodolfo Sonego, Luigi Magni
Montaggio/Editing Ruggero Mastroianni
Fotografia/Photography Carlo Di Palma
Suono/Sound Mario Amari, Ferdinando Pescetelli
Musica/Music Peppino De Luca
Interpreti/Cast Monica Vitti, Stanley Baker, Corin Redgrave, Anthony Booth, Carlo Giuffrè, Nicolina Papetti, Tiberio Murgia
Produttore/Producer Gianni Hecht Lucari, Fausto Saraceni
Produzione/Production Documento Film
Montaggio/Editing Ruggero Mastroianni
Fotografia/Photography Carlo Di Palma
Suono/Sound Mario Amari, Ferdinando Pescetelli
Musica/Music Peppino De Luca
Interpreti/Cast Monica Vitti, Stanley Baker, Corin Redgrave, Anthony Booth, Carlo Giuffrè, Nicolina Papetti, Tiberio Murgia
Produttore/Producer Gianni Hecht Lucari, Fausto Saraceni
Produzione/Production Documento Film
Distribuzione/Distribution Cineteca Nazionale
