Mia moglie è una strega

Mia moglie è una strega (transl. My Wife is a Witch) is a 1980 Italian comedy film directed by Castellano & Pipolo.[2][3]

Mia moglie è una strega
Directed byCastellano & Pipolo
Produced by
Screenplay by
  • Castellano & Pipolo
  • Laura Toscano
  • Franco Moratta[1]
Story by
  • Laura Toscano
  • Franco Moratta[1]
Starring
Music byDetto Mariano[1]
CinematographyAlfio Contini[1]
Edited byAntonio Siciliano[1]
Production
company
Capital Films[1]
Distributed byCineriz
Release date
  • 1 December 1980 (1980-12-01) (Italy)
Running time
88 minutes[1]
CountryItaly[1]

Plot

The spirit of Finnicella, a witch burned at the stake, is liberated. She immediately goes on the trail of a descendant of the cardinal who ordered her death, Emilio, a stock broker. Nevertheless, her plans for revenge will collide with love.

Cast

Production

Mia moglie è una strega began shooting on May 19, 1980.[4][5] Often described as a remake of I Married a Witch by René Clair, Castellano & Pipolo denied that the film was a remake, stating that the film was not a "remake, a retelling, or a rip-off" stating the film was more of an attempt at an American fantastique type film comparing it to Mary Poppins or The Love Bug.[4] According to the directors, the film was made for about 800 million Italian lire.[5]

Release

Mia moglie è una strega was distributed theatrically in Italy by Cineriz on 1 December 1980.[1] The film grossed a total 1,835,662,000 Italian lire domestically.[1] It was among the highest-grossing films of the year in Italy, being the seventh highest-grossing film of the year.[5]

References

Footnotes
  1. Curti 2019, p. 36.
  2. Roberto Poppi. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 2000. ISBN 887742429X.
  3. Paolo Mereghetti. Il Mereghetti. B.C. Dalai Editore, 2010. ISBN 8860736269.
  4. Curti 2019, p. 37.
  5. Curti 2019, p. 39.

Sources
  • Curti, Roberto (2019). Italian Gothic Horror Films, 1980-1989. McFarland. ISBN 1476672431.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.