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Saturday, Sunday and Monday

1990 1h 59m IT
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7.4
SOLID
★7.4TMDB · 27
Comedy
Synopsis
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A mature mother of several children is concerned that her beloved husband is losing interest, so she does her best to provoke some jealousy in him.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Credits

Behind the camera

Director
Lina Wertmüller
Writers
Eduardo De Filippo, Raffaele La Capria, Lina Wertmüller
Languages
Italian
Countries
Italy

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ERA

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36 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Lina Wertmüller, shot by Carlo Tafani. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Pierluigi Leonardi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Sophia Loren and Luca De Filippo and Luciano De Crescenzo carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0098244 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 27 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Lina Wertmüller directs. Carlo Tafani behind the camera. Pierluigi Leonardi cuts. Produced in Italy. Dialogue in Italian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

  • 136 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
  • 2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
  • 3Directed by Lina Wertmüller, shot by Carlo Tafani. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
  • 4Editor Pierluigi Leonardi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
  • 5Sophia Loren and Luca De Filippo and Luciano De Crescenzo carry the top of the cast.
  • 6IMDB entry: tt0098244 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
  • 7Only 27 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography
Carlo Tafani
Editing
Pierluigi Leonardi
Runtime
119 min · 1h 59m
Status
Released
Original language
IT

Also by

Lina Wertmüller

Production companies

Who made it

  • Reteitalia

    Reteitalia

    IT

  • SI

    Silvio Berlusconi Communications

    IT

Key crew

  • Executive ProducerCarlo Ponti
  • ProducerAlex Ponti
  • Associate ProducerThierry Caillon
  • EditorPierluigi Leonardi
  • Art DirectionGianni Giovagnoni
  • MusicPino D'Angiò
  • MusicAntonio Sinagra

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

  • jealousy
  • romantic rivalry
  • woman director

Release history · US

When it landed

  • Premiere1990-10-12

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International titles

  • Saturday, Sunday and MondayUS

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