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My Wife Goes Back to School

1981 · 82 min

Frothy, silly Italian farce with a jealous husband in disguise and plenty of leering schoolyard innuendo.

Directed by: Giuliano Carnimeo
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Renzo Montagnani, Carmen Russo, Cinzia de Ponti

Overview: Aristide Buratti is a wealthy grocer married to attractive Valentina. Although they seem to have a happy marriage, Valentina feels herself culturally inferior because she is a high school dropout. Despite her husband's objections, she enrolls at a private boarding school.

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Directed by: Giuliano Carnimeo
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Renzo Montagnani, Carmen Russo, Cinzia de Ponti

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Tone: lightstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 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: identity
love
family
deception
class
Places: school
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex strong

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Humour	8
Realism	6
Romance	4
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Complexity	2
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Genres: comedy
Directed by: Giuliano Carnimeo
Written by: Carlo Veo, Gianfranco Couyoumdjian, Giorgio Mariuzzo
Starring: Renzo Montagnani, Carmen Russo, Cinzia de Ponti, Toni Ucci, Marisa Merlini, Roberto Gallozzi, Enzo Robutti, Enzo Andronico
Cinematography: Sebastiano Celeste
Runtime: 82 min
Country: Italy
Languages: Italian

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