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film. The film is a modernisation of

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's novel '' The Marquise of O''. It was entered into the main competition at the

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Plot

A married and faithful Italian woman finds herself pregnant the same day her husband is discovered to be sterile. In the original sound track is included a famous song of Sixties: the Mina's version of ''Canta Ragazzina''

Cast

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– Veronica *

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– Mario *

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– Nike *

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– Veronica's mother *

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– Gabriele *

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– Veronica's father *

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– Dancer *

Iaia Forte Iaia Forte (born 16 March 1962) is an Italian actress. She is probably best known for the Maurizio Nichetti's comedy film '' Luna e l'altra'', for which she won a Nastro d'Argento for Best Actress, a Globo d'oro for Best Actress and she was nom ...

– Lover *

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– Doctor *

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– Lover *

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– Monica *

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– Gabriele's girlfriend

Production

said it was very difficult for her to play the shower scene. "I wanted my body completely covered in foam, of all kinds, whipped with a whisk to make it more solid and water resistant but eventually there is little left of it".

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