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The Wife on Vacation... The Lover in Town

1980 · 97 min

A frothy, farcical romp of mistaken identities and bedroom scheming, played for light laughs and glamorous Italian charm.

Overview: Andrea Damiani sends his wife Valeria off on a skiing holiday so he can spend time with his demanding mistress, Giulia. Little does he suspect that Valeria is having a rendezvous with a Count she recently met. However, Valeria does not know that 'Count' Giovanni is really just a manager's assistant, namely, Andrea's.

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Tone: lightstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: deception
love
betrayal
class
Places: single country house
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex strong

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Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	2
Horror	0
Humour	7
Realism	5
Romance	5
Tension	3
Darkness	2
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	2

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Genres: comedy
Directed by: Sergio Martino
Written by: Ottavio Jemma, Francesco Milizia, Giorgio Mariuzzo, Sergio Martino
Starring: Edwige Fenech, Barbara Bouchet, Renzo Montagnani, Lino Banfi, Tullio Solenghi, Marisa Merlini, Renzo Ozzano, Jacques Stany
Music: Detto Mariano
Cinematography: Giancarlo Ferrando
Runtime: 97 min
Country: France, Italy
Languages: Italian

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