The Inconsolable Widow Thanks All Those Who Consoled Her (Italian: La vedova inconsolabile ringrazia quanti la consolarono, also known as The Winsome Widow) is a 1973 commedia sexy all'italiana directed by Mariano Laurenti and starring Edwige Fenech.[1][2]
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| Directed by | Mariano Laurenti |
| Screenplay by | Giovanni Grimaldi |
| Story by | Aldo Grimaldi |
| Starring | Edwige Fenech |
| Cinematography | Tino Santoni |
| Edited by | Giuliana Attenni |
| Music by | Bruno Nicolai |
Release date | 12 August 1973[1] |
| Language | Italian |
Plot
editA beautiful young widow, Caterina, will only be able to benefit from her husband's huge inheritance if she gives birth to a child within the three hundred days stipulated by law. The two brothers of the husband will try in every way to impede it.
Cast
edit- Edwige Fenech as Caterina Prevosti
- Carlo Giuffré as Baron Carlo Niscemi
- Didi Perego as Francesca, Caterina's Mother
- Guido Leontini as Tano Santenocito
- Pino Ferrara as Nicolino Santenocito
- Enzo Andronico as Notary
- Franco Ressel as Caterina's Lawyer
- Mario Maranzana as Salvatore Santenocito
- Gino Pagnani as Picciotto
Production
editThe film was shot between Catania, Acireale and Frascati.[1]
Reception
editIn Italy, the film grossed 692 million lira.[1] It received mostly negative reviews from critics, with Claudio G. Fava referring to it as "the worst side of Italian mainstream cinema, devoid of any brightness and intelligence".[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Giusti, Marco (2019). "La vedova inconsolabile ringrazia quanti la consolarono". Dizionario Stracult della commedia sexy (in Italian). Bloodbuster edizioni. pp. 466–7. ISBN 978-88-943385-3-9.
- ^ Chiti, Roberto; Poppi, Roberto; Lancia, Enrico. "La vedova inconsolabile ringrazia quanti la consolarono". Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 1991. ISBN 8876059695.
