Totò, Peppino e la malafemmina
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Toto, Peppino, and the Hussy (originally Totò, Peppino e... la malafemmina) is an Italian comedy film
directed by Camillo Mastrocinque
in 1956. It stars the comedy duo of Antonio De Curtis and Peppino De Filippo
. Teddy Reno, the singer playing the main character, sings some of his songs and also the Totò's song after which the film is named.
It was the top grossing movie of the year in Italy with a 1,751,300 Italian lire
(about 40 million Euros in 2009) revenue.
Gianni (Teddy Reno), their sister Lucia (Vittoria Crispo)'s son, is studying medicine in Naples
, when he falls in love with Marisa (Dorian Gray
), a revue dancer, and follows her to Milan
.
The news is broken to the family with an anonymous letter, and the three brothers travel to Milan in an attempt to stop the relatioship, which they consider dangerous.
Antonio and Peppino try to bribe Marisa away from Gianni but he woos her back by moving her to tears with the song "Malafemmina", and Lucia realizes that she is a good girl.
In the end, she leaves the revue world, moves to their village and marries Gianni.
Comedy film
Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences...
directed by Camillo Mastrocinque
Camillo Mastrocinque
Camillo Mastrocinque was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He directed 63 films between 1937 and 1968.-Selected filmography:* Lost in the Dark * Gli Inesorabili...
in 1956. It stars the comedy duo of Antonio De Curtis and Peppino De Filippo
Peppino De Filippo
Peppino De Filippo was an Italian actor.De Filippo was born in Naples, brother of actor and playwright Eduardo De Filippo and of Titina. He made his stage debut at the age of six. He played in several movies such as Rome-Paris-Rome, Variety Lights, A Day in Court, Ferdinand I, King of Naples and...
. Teddy Reno, the singer playing the main character, sings some of his songs and also the Totò's song after which the film is named.
It was the top grossing movie of the year in Italy with a 1,751,300 Italian lire
Italian lira
The lira was the currency of Italy between 1861 and 2002. Between 1999 and 2002, the Italian lira was officially a “national subunit” of the euro...
(about 40 million Euros in 2009) revenue.
Plot
The brothers Antonio (Totò) and Peppino (Peppino De Filippo) Caponi are boorish landowners living in southern Italy. Antonio is lavish and steals his stingy brother's money.Gianni (Teddy Reno), their sister Lucia (Vittoria Crispo)'s son, is studying medicine in Naples
Naples
Naples is a city in Southern Italy, situated on the country's west coast by the Gulf of Naples. Lying between two notable volcanic regions, Mount Vesuvius and the Phlegraean Fields, it is the capital of the region of Campania and of the province of Naples...
, when he falls in love with Marisa (Dorian Gray
Dorian Gray (actress)
Maria Luisa Mangini , better known as Dorian Gray, was an Italian actress.She committed suicide by shooting herself on 16 February 2011, at the age of 83. Some media, however, reported her age as 75, since she herself claimed to have been born in 1936.-Filmography:*Amo un assassino *Il mago per...
), a revue dancer, and follows her to Milan
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
.
The news is broken to the family with an anonymous letter, and the three brothers travel to Milan in an attempt to stop the relatioship, which they consider dangerous.
Antonio and Peppino try to bribe Marisa away from Gianni but he woos her back by moving her to tears with the song "Malafemmina", and Lucia realizes that she is a good girl.
In the end, she leaves the revue world, moves to their village and marries Gianni.