''In the Beginning There Was Underwear'' ( it, In principio erano le mutande) is a

1999 File:1999 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The funeral procession of King Hussein of Jordan in Amman; the 1999 İzmit earthquake kills over 17,000 people in Turkey; the Columbine High School massacre, one of the first major school shootin ...

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance language *** Regional Ita ...

romantic comedy Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a subgenre of comedy and slice of life fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount most obstacles. In a typica ...

film written and directed by

Anna Negri Anna Negri (born 9 December 1964) is an Italian film director and screenwriter. Born in Venice, she is the daughter of the Marxist sociologist and political philosopher Antonio Negri.Giorgio Dell’Arti, Massimo Parrini. ''Catalogo dei viventi''. ...

. It was screened in the "Forum" section at the 49th Berlin International Film Festival.

Cast

Teresa Saponangelo Teresa Saponangelo (born 22 October 1973) is an Italian film, television and stage actress. Life and career Born in Taranto, Saponangelo is the daughter of a workman and a housewife. Her father died when she was two years old, and in 1976 she ...

: Imma * Stefania Rocca: Teresa *

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: Michele *

Filippo Timi Filippo Timi (born 27 February 1974) is an Italian actor, director and writer. Biography Winner of ‘best actor under 30’ at the 2004 UBU Awards, the maximum prize for Italian theatre, onstage he has been Orpheus, Danton, Perceval, Cupid, H ...

: Tasca *

Monica Scattini Monica Scattini (1 February 1956 – 4 February 2015) was an Italian actress. Films Scattini appeared in include ''Maniaci sentimentali'', for which she won a David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actress, and '' Lontano da dove'', for ...

: Lady Driver * Pao Pei Andreoli: Marco

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* 1999 films Italian romantic comedy films 1999 romantic comedy films 1999 directorial debut films Films scored by Dominik Scherrer 1990s Italian films {{1990s-romantic-comedy-film-stub