Lady Caliph
{{short description|1970 film}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}}
{{Infobox film
| image = La califfa.jpg
| caption =
| director = Alberto Bevilacqua
| producer = Mario Cecchi Gori
| writer = Alberto Bevilacqua
| starring = Ugo Tognazzi
Romy Schneider
| music = Ennio Morricone
| cinematography = Roberto Gerardi
| editing = Sergio Montanari
| distributor =
| released = {{film date|df=yes|1970}}
| runtime = 112 minutes
| country = Italy
France
| language = Italian
}}
Lady Caliph ({{Langx|it|La califfa}}) is a 1970 Italian-French drama film written and directed by Alberto Bevilacqua. It was entered into the 1971 Cannes Film Festival.{{cite web|url=http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/2423/year/1971.html |title=La califfa |accessdate=29 May 2021 |publisher=Cannes Festival website |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120119210341/http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/2423/year/1971.html|date=1971 |archivedate=19 January 2012}}
Plot
In the Emilia province of Italy, out of solidarity with the workers fired from another failed company, the workers occupy the factory of self-made industrialist Annibale Doberdò. In dealing with the situation, he starts negotiations. An employee, the beautiful and fiery Irene, nicknamed Califfa, whose worker-husband was killed during a demonstration, meets with Doberdò. He wants to induce the strikers back to work and they show uncertainty between the directives of their union and the incitements to violence by extremists. Irene becomes Doberdò's lover and asks the workers to listen to the industrialist's proposals for renewal of working terms and worker participation in the factory management. The riots, however, continue. The industrialist's stance is badly received by other employers. While he returns from yet another meeting with his lover, Doberdò is killed by assassins.{{cite web |url=http://www.ugotognazzi.com/la_califfa.htm |title=La califfa |publisher=Ugo Tognazzi website|date=1971 |access-date=29 May 2021}}
Cast
- Ugo Tognazzi - Annibale Doberdò, industrialist
- Romy Schneider - Irene "La Califfa" Corsini, worker
- Massimo Farinelli - Giampiero Doberdò, son of Annibale
- Marina Berti - Clementine Doberdò, wife of Annibale
- Guido Alberti - Catholic priest
- Roberto Bisacco - Bisacco
- Gigi Ballista - major industrialist
- Massimo Serato - failed industrialist
- Eva Brun - wife of failed industrialist
- Luigi Casellato - police commissioner
- Gigi Reder - servant
- Ernesto Colli - worker
- Enzo Fiermonte - union activist
Music
The film's music was composed by Ennio Morricone.
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|id=0065516|title=La califfa}}
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Category:1970s Italian-language films
Category:Films directed by Alberto Bevilacqua
Category:Films set in Emilia-Romagna
Category:Films about the labor movement
Category:Films scored by Ennio Morricone