La calandria (1972 film)
{{Infobox film
| name = La calandria
| image = La calandria (1972 film).jpg
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| director = Pasquale Festa Campanile
| writer = Gianfranco Clerici
Pasquale Festa Campanile
Ottavio Jemma
| starring = Lando Buzzanca
Barbara Bouchet
Agostina Belli
Salvo Randone
| music = Gianni Ferrio
| cinematography = Silvano Ippoliti
| editing =
| producer =
| language = Italian
| released ={{Film date|1972}}
}}
La calandria is a 1972 Italian comedy film directed by Pasquale Festa Campanile.{{cite book|author1=Roberto Chiti |author2=Roberto Poppi |author3=Enrico Lancia |title=Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film|publisher=Gremese, 1991|isbn=8876059695}}{{cite book|last=Andrea Pergolari|title=Verso la commedia: momenti del cinema di Steno, Salce, Festa Campanile|publisher=Firenze libri, 2002}}{{cite web|title=La calandria|url=http://mubi.com/films/la-calandria|publisher=mubi.com|access-date=15 December 2013}}{{cite web|title=La calandria (1972)|url=http://frenchfilmguide.com/movies/FFG_La_calandria_1972_review.html|publisher=frenchfilmguide.com|access-date=15 December 2013}}{{cite web|title=La calandria (1972)|url=http://topmovies.se/128743-watch-la-calandria-1972-online.html|publisher=topmovies.se|access-date=15 December 2013}}{{cite book|title=Popular Italian Cinema - Page 114|isbn = 9780230300163|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=q5JpUp5_D8QC&q=calandria+1972+film&pg=PA114|access-date=15 December 2013|last1 = Bayman|first1 = Louis|last2 = Rigoletto|first2 = Sergio|date = 17 January 2013}}{{cite web|title=La calandria|url=http://www.fulltv.co.uk/la-calandria.html|publisher=fulltv.com.uk|access-date=15 December 2013}} It is based upon the Renaissance play La calandria by Bernardo Dovizi, itself based on Plautus' Menaechmi and Giovanni Boccaccio's Decameron.
Plot
The luxurious Livio (Lando Buzzanca) bets with the lord of the city to seduce a young bride (Agostina Belli) in a month, at the cost of his genitals.
Cast
- Lando Buzzanca: Lidio
- Barbara Bouchet: Lucrezia
- Agostina Belli: Fulvia
- Salvo Randone: Calandro
- Mario Scaccia: Ruffo
- Giusi Raspani Dandolo: madre di Calandro
- Cesare Gelli: Ferruccio Consagra
- Maria Grazia Spina: Clizia, la cameriera
- Roberto Antonelli: Tessenio
- Giuliana Calandra
- Clara Colosimo
- Toni Ucci
==See also ==
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0068328|La calandria}}
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Category:Italian historical comedy films
Category:Films directed by Pasquale Festa Campanile
Category:Films based on works by Giovanni Boccaccio
Category:Films based on works by Plautus
Category:Works based on Menaechmi
Category:1970s Italian-language films
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