The Couples

The Couples

1970
2h 1m
6.7

6.7/10

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Overview

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.

Status: Released

Language: IT

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Production Information

Production Companies
Documento Film
Production Countries
Italy
Spoken Languages
Italian

Quick Facts

Original Title Le coppie
Release Date December 23, 1970
Status Released
Language IT
IMDb ID tt0065577

Cast

Alberto Sordi
Alberto Sordi

Giacinto / Antonio

Monica Vitti
Monica Vitti

Adele / Giulia

Enzo Jannacci
Enzo Jannacci

Gavino

Rossana Di Lorenzo
Rossana Di Lorenzo

Erminia

Luigi Bonos
Luigi Bonos

Kalam Shamsuddin
Kalam Shamsuddin

Key Crew

Gianni Hecht Lucari
Producer
Alberto Sordi
Director
Vittorio De Sica
Director
Mario Monicelli
Director

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