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The Inconsolable Widow Thanks All Those Who Consoled Her

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The Inconsolable Widow Thanks All Those Who Consoled Her
Directed byMariano Laurenti
Screenplay byGiovanni Grimaldi
Story byAldo Grimaldi
StarringEdwige Fenech
CinematographyTino Santoni
Edited byGiuliana Attenni
Music byBruno Nicolai
Release date
  • 12 August 1973 (1973-08-12)[1]
LanguageItalian

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]

Plot

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A 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

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Production

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The film was shot between Catania, Acireale and Frascati.[1]

Reception

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In Italy, the film grossed 692 million lira.[1] It received mostly negative reviews from critics, with Claudio G. Fava [it] referring to it as "the worst side of Italian mainstream cinema, devoid of any brightness and intelligence".[1]

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Chiti, Roberto; Poppi, Roberto; Lancia, Enrico. "La vedova inconsolabile ringrazia quanti la consolarono". Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 1991. ISBN 8876059695.
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