''Fiorina la vacca'' (''Fiorina the Cow'') is a
1972
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commedia sexy all'italiana
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Style
''Commedia sexy'' is characterized typ ...
directed by
Vittorio De Sisti
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Born in Darna, Libya, De Sisti entered the cinema industry in 1962 as a sound engineer. In 1966, after graduating from the Centro S ...
. The film, loosely based on several works by
Ruzante
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He is famous for his rustic comedies, written mostly in the Paduan dialect of the Venetian language,And ...
, is an example of the ''
Decamerotici''
genre
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popular in the early 1970s.
Plot
Set in the 16th century, the film tells the story of a cow named Fiorina, sold by a farmer to seek his fortune as a mercenary. From here the cow will changing hands, sometimes legitimately, sometimes not. Finally the cow is sold to a rich man who also wants to buy the vendor woman, who is also called Fiorina.
Cast
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Janet Ågren
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Life and career
Ågren was born in Landskrona, Sweden, a town she once described to Italian entertainment ...
: Tazia
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Gastone Moschin
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Career
Born in San Giovanni Lupatoto (Veneto), Moschin graduated from the Accademia Nazionale di Arte Drammatica Silvio D'Amico and then began hi ...
: Ruzante
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Renzo Montagnani
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Biography
Montagnani was born in Alessandria, Piedmont, and debuted as theatre actor thanks to the help of Erminio Macario. His first cinema succe ...
: Menico
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Ornella Muti
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Early life
Muti was born in Rome to a Neapolitan journalist father and I ...
: Teresa
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Jenny Tamburi
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Born in Rom ...
: Zanetta
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Ewa Aulin
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: Giacomina
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Felice Andreasi
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Biography
He was considered one of the leading stage ...
: Michelon
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Rodolfo Baldini
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: lover of Teresa
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Mario Carotenuto
Mario Carotenuto (30 June 1916 – 14 April 1995) was an Italian actor of film and theatre.
Biography
Carotenuto, the son of a silent film actor and younger brother of the actor Memmo Carotenuto, took various humble jobs for many years be ...
: padron Beolco
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Angela Covello: Fiorina
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Graziella Galvani
Graziella Galvani (27 June 1931 – 25 August 2022) was an Italian stage, television and film actress.
Life and career
Born in Milan, Galvani formed at the drama school of the Piccolo Teatro in her hometown, and participated in several plays ...
: Betta
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Piero Vida
Piero Vida (5 August 1938 – 1987) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in 52 films between 1959 and 1987. He was born in Venice, Italy and died in Rome, Italy.
Partial filmography
* ''Il raccomandato di ferro'' (1959)
* ''Katarsis'' ( ...
: Nane
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Renzo Marignano
Renzo Marignano (26 March 1923 - 25 November 1987), sometimes credited as Renzo Marignani, was an Italian actor and film director.
Born in Genoa, after World War II Marignano was one of the founders of ''Cimofilm'', a production company speciali ...
: Massaro di Beolco
References
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1972 films
Commedia sexy all'italiana
Films scored by Ennio Morricone
Films set in the 16th century
Films directed by Vittorio De Sisti
1970s sex comedy films
1972 comedy films
1970s Italian films
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