Speriamo che sia femmina (1986)

User Rating:

6.5/10   

Director:

Mario Monicelli

Writers:

Tullio Pinelli (story)
Mario Monicelli (writer) ...

Release Date:

6 February 1986 (Italy)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Plot:

A critique of the role of the male in modern Italian society and has demonstrated the possibility of a form of 'female bonding' between women who live, by choice, in a world without men

Awards:

10 wins

Cast

Liv Ullmann	...	Elena
Catherine Deneuve	...	Claudia
Philippe Noiret	...	Leonardo
Giuliana de Sio	...	Franca
Stefania Sandrelli	...	Lolli
Bernard Blier	...	Uncle Gugo
Giuliano Gemma	...	Nardoni
Athina Cenci	...	Fosca
Paolo Hendel	...	Giovannini
Lucrezia Lante della Rovere	...	Malvina
Adalberto Maria Merli	...	Cesare Molteni
Nuccia Fumo	...	Mrs. Nardoni
Paul Muller	...	Priest
Carlo Monni	...	Truck driver
Francesca Calò	...	Martina

Also Known As:

Let's Hope It's a Girl
Pourvu que ce soit une fille (France)

Runtime:

120 min

Country:

Italy | France

Language:

Italian

Color:

Color (Telecolor)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Argentina:13

Filming Locations:

Rome, Lazio, Italy

Company:

Clemi Cinematografica

Movie Connections:

Features Paroles et musique (1984)

Very nice movie, women don't miss this one!

This movie is really a little gem. I need a little effort to defend this argument. It's enough to remember that it is directed by Mario Monicelli, the GREAT director (La Grande Guerra, I soliti Ignoti, Guardie e Ladri, L'Armata Brancaleone and many others), and that it won seven David di Donatello, an important Italian movie award, including best movie and best director.

The cast is also incredible, as it groups together so many European icons: from Sweden Liv Ullman (the protagonist of many Ingmar Bergman movies); from France, the beautiful Catherine Deneuve, and the wonderful actors Philippe Noiret and Bernard Blier; from Italy the divine Stefania Sandrelli, always beautiful and realistic, and the already very very good actress Athina Cenci.

After the cynic "Parenti serpenti", Monicelli again films a portrait of another Italian family. There is not a real protagonist in this movie, the protagonist is the family. There is a lot of fun, but also some thoughtful moments, as always in Monicelli's movies. All the males in this movie end up revealing their egoistic nature or stupidity. A concept that the Italian Comedy of 50s and 60s (which Monicelli belonged to) already expressed and elaborated extensively. The difference here is that there is hope, and this hope resides in women.

I don't want to say that this is a movie just for women. It's fun, it's serious, and it does a very nice homage to women and sisterhood.

I say don't miss this movie, males and females, I am sure you won't regret it.