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Prickly Pears

1980 · 93 min

A light, farcical Italian comedy of small-town gossip and awkward cover-ups, played for easy laughs and gentle embarrassment.

Overview
Lorenzo is the mayor of a small town. One evening, returning home, surprised the well-known playboy Ghigo Buccilli who tries to seduce his beautiful wife. Enraged, he threatens the two with a gun, and Buccilli is the victim of a heart attack: the man survives but, forced to total rest, remains at the mayor's house. The result is an endless series of gags and misunderstandings, due to the stratagems devised by Lorenzo to avoid that the situation becomes the subject of gossip by fellow citizens ...

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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • deception
    • family
    • love
    Places
    • small town
    • home
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
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    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror0
    Humour7
    Realism6
    Romance4
    Tension3
    Darkness2
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight2

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    Details

    Genres
    comedy
    Directed by
    Steno
    Written by
    Sandro Continenza, Steno, Enrico Vanzina, Renato Pozzetto
    Starring
    Renato Pozzetto, Aldo Maccione, Gloria Guida, Diego Abatantuono, Gianfranco Barra, Daniele Formica, Luca Sportelli, Roberto Della Casa
    Music
    Giancarlo Chiaramello
    Cinematography
    Carlo Carlini
    Runtime
    93 min
    Country
    Italy
    Languages
    Italian

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