The Couples
Directed by Mario Monicelli, Alberto Sordi, Vittorio De Sica
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Three episodes. Episode 1 - The Refrigerator (Monicelli). A married couple of two poor emigrant workers spend almost all their money to buy a refrigerator (a must in the '70s). The purchase is too expensive for their family balance sheet. To earn some money they decide to go for prostitution. The wife is not so unhappy to the perspective. Episode 2 - The Room (Sordi). To celebrate ten years of marriage a couple decides to spend a quick holiday in top luxury hotels in Sardinia. But the fashion luxury VIP world is too hard to enter; they soon will end in prison. Episode 3 - The Lion (De Sica). Two adulterous, Antonio and Giulia, are blocked by a lion, staying on the exit in the place they met. They both have to come back home, but couldn't move because of the lion’s presence. The critical situation soon drives them to their limit, revealing their real essence.Read moreLess
Three episodes. Episode 1 - The Refrigerator (Monicelli). A married couple of two poor emigrant workers spend almost all their money to buy a refrigerator (a must in the '70s). The purchase is too expensive for their family balance sheet. To earn some money they decide to go for prostitution. The wife is not so unhappy to the perspective. Episode 2 - The Room (Sordi). To celebrate ten years of marriage a couple decides to spend a quick holiday in top luxury hotels in Sardinia. But the fashion luxury VIP world is too hard to enter; they soon will end in prison. Episode 3 - The Lion (De Sica). Two adulterous, Antonio and Giulia, are blocked by a lion, staying on the exit in the place they met. They both have to come back home, but couldn't move because of the lion’s presence. The critical situation soon drives them to their limit, revealing their real essence.
The story
Three episodes. Episode 1 - The Refrigerator (Monicelli). A married couple of two poor emigrant workers spend almost all their money to buy a refrigerator (a must in the '70s). The purchase is too expensive for their family balance sheet. To earn some money they decide to go for prostitution. The wife is not so unhappy to the perspective. Episode 2 - The Room (Sordi). To celebrate ten years of marriage a couple decides to spend a quick holiday in top luxury hotels in Sardinia. But the fashion luxury VIP world is too hard to enter; they soon will end in prison. Episode 3 - The Lion (De Sica). Two adulterous, Antonio and Giulia, are blocked by a lion, staying on the exit in the place they met. They both have to come back home, but couldn't move because of the lion’s presence. The critical situation soon drives them to their limit, revealing their real essence.
Cast & crew
Alberto SordiGiacinto / Antonio
Monica VittiAdele / Giulia
Enzo JannacciGavino
Rossana Di LorenzoErminia
Luigi BonosCastExplore the crew
- Producer
- Gianni Hecht Lucari
- Director
- Mario Monicelli
- Director
- Alberto Sordi
- Director
- Vittorio De Sica
- Director of Photography
- Carlo Di Palma
- Original Music Composer
- Piero Piccioni
- Writer
- Ruggero Maccari
- Writer
- Rodolfo Sonego
- Writer
- Stefano Strucchi
- Writer
- Vittorio De Sica
- Writer
- Mario Monicelli
- Writer
- Alberto Sordi
- Original Music Composer
- Manuel De Sica
- Original Music Composer
- Enzo Jannacci
- Editor
- Ruggero Mastroianni
- Director of Photography
- Sante Achilli
- Editor
- Franco Fraticelli
- Director of Photography
- Ennio Guarnieri
- Editor
- Adriana Novelli