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

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

Production

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

Reception

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

  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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