La calandria (1972 film)

La calandria
Directed by	Pasquale Festa Campanile
Written by	Gianfranco Clerici Pasquale Festa Campanile Ottavio Jemma
Starring	Lando Buzzanca Barbara Bouchet Agostina Belli Salvo Randone
Cinematography	Silvano Ippoliti
Music by	Gianni Ferrio
Release date	1972 (1972)
Language	Italian

La calandria is a 1972 Italian comedy film directed by Pasquale Festa Campanile.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] 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

• List of Italian films of 1972

References

1. Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 1991. ISBN 8876059695.
2. Andrea Pergolari. Verso la commedia: momenti del cinema di Steno, Salce, Festa Campanile. Firenze libri, 2002.
3. "La calandria". mubi.com. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
4. "La calandria (1972)". frenchfilmguide.com. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
5. "La calandria (1972)". topmovies.se. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
6. Bayman, Louis; Rigoletto, Sergio (17 January 2013). Popular Italian Cinema - Page 114. ISBN 9780230300163. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
7. "La calandria". fulltv.com.uk. Retrieved 15 December 2013.

External links

• La calandria at IMDb