The Cricket (film)
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| Directed by | Alberto Lattuada |
| Produced by | Manolo Bolognini Bianca Lattuada Ibrahim Moussa |
| Written by | Marina Di Leo Franco Ferrini Alberto Lattuada Natale Prinetto |
| Starring | Anthony Franciosa Virna Lisi |
| Music by | Fred Bongusto |
| Cinematography | Danilo Desideri |
| Distributed by | NIR |
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Release dates
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18 April 1980 |
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Running time
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101 min. |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
The Cricket (Italian: La Cicala) is a 1980 Italian erotic drama film directed by Alberto Lattuada. For this film Virna Lisi was awarded David di Donatello for best actress, while Fred Bongusto won the Nastro d'Argento for best score.[1]
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Plot summary
Clio plays a fun loving girl who likes men. She leaves her home town and meets up with Wilma, a once famous singer. After Wilma bombs out at a local joint they hook up together and become prostitutes.
Enter Tony who falls for Wilma and opens a gas/food/lodging establishment after they marry. Tony slowly gets fed up with Wilma, especially after her beautiful daughter arrives. An erotic yet tragic film.
Cast
- Virna Lisi: Wilma Malinverni
- Anthony Franciosa: Annibale Mereghetti aka Ulisses
- Renato Salvatori: Carburo
- Clio Goldsmith: Cicala
- Barbara De Rossi: Saveria
- Aristide Caporale: Bretella
- Riccardo Garrone: Ermete
References
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External links
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). The Cricket at IMDb
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