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Especially on Sunday

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Especially on Sunday

"A Magical Vision From Three of Italy's Most Acclaimed Directors including the Director of CINEMA PARADISO"

1991

1h 58m

6.2(13 votes)

Comedy

Romance

Overview

Four lighthearted stories set in the idyllic Italian countryside: an old grouch is befriended by a stray dog; a lonely widow spies on her newly-wed son and daughter-in-law; a German tourist tries to seduce a younger nurse. The fourth segment was cut in the US by its distributor Miramax.

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Production Companies

Titanus

Paradis Films

Miramax

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Philippe Noiret

Philippe Noiret

Amleto

Ornella Muti

Ornella Muti

Anna

Bruno Ganz

Bruno Ganz

Vittorio

Jean-Hugues Anglade

Jean-Hugues Anglade

The Biker

Chiara Caselli

Chiara Caselli

Bride

Nicoletta Braschi

Nicoletta Braschi

Nicoletta

Maddalena Fellini

Maddalena Fellini

Caterina

Sergio Bini Bustric

Sergio Bini Bustric

Lele

Andrea Prodan

Andrea Prodan

Marco

Ivano Marescotti

Father Vincenzo

Creative team

Directed by: Giuseppe Tornatore
Giuseppe Bertolucci
Written by: Tonino Guerra
Produced by: Amedeo Pagani
Giorgio Silvagni

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