C'è un fantasma nel mio letto

C'è un fantasma nel mio letto (transl. There is a ghost in my bed Spanish: Hay un fantasma en mi cama) is a 1981 commedia sexy all'italiana directed by Claudio Giorgi. It is the last film directed by Giorgi.[2][3][4]

C'è un fantasma nel mio letto
Italian theatrical release poster
Directed byClaudio Giorgi
Screenplay by
  • Luis Maria Delgado
  • Jesus Rodriguez Folgar[1]
Story byClaudio Simonelli[1]
Starring
CinematographyRaul Perez Cubero[1]
Edited byGiorgio Serrallonga[1]
Music byPiero Umiliani[1]
Production
companies
  • Telecinema 80
  • Victory Film[1]
Distributed byCinedaf
Release dates
  • 3 April 1981 (1981-04-03) (Italy)
  • 28 November 1981 (1981-11-28) (Spain)
Running time
94 minutes[1]
Countries

Plot

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A young newlywed couple on the first night of honeymoon, unable to find a hotel, go to an old castle where the presence of a ghost will make their holiday a nightmare.

Cast

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Production

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During production of the film, the director mentioned that the film was inspired by René Clair's The Ghost Goes West.[1] Film historian and critic Roberto Curti commented that there was very little of Clair's film related to C'è un fantasma nel mio letto.[5]

Release

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C'è un fantasma nel mio letto was distributed theatrically in Italy by Cinedaf on 3 April 1981.[1] It was later distributed in Spain as Hay un fantasma en mi cama on 28 November 1981.[1] Curti described the film as being "passed almost unnoticed" by audiences in Italy.[5] In Spain it was a greater success where it has been seen by 278,981 spectators and grossed an equivalent to 266,886 Euro.[5][6]

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Curti 2019, p. 62.
  2. ^ Paolo Mereghetti. Il Mereghetti. B.C. Dalai Editore, 2010. ISBN 8860736269.
  3. ^ Roberto Poppi (2002). I registi: dal 1930 ai giorni nostri. Gremese Editore, 2002. ISBN 8884401712.
  4. ^ Marco Giusti (1999). Dizionario dei film italiani stracult. Sperling & Kupfer. ISBN 8820029197.
  5. ^ a b c Curti 2019, p. 63.
  6. ^ Curti 2019, p. 64.

Sources

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  • Curti, Roberto (2019). Italian Gothic Horror Films, 1980-1989. McFarland. ISBN 978-1476672434.
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