''The Whores'' ( scn, Le buttane) is a 1994 Italian
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...
directed by
Aurelio Grimaldi
Aurelio Grimaldi (born 22 November 1957) is an Italian film director and screenwriter. His film '' The Whores'' was entered into the 1994 Cannes Film Festival.
Selected filmography
* '' Ragazzi fuori'' (1990)
* '' The Rebel'' (1993)
* '' The ...
. It was entered into the
1994 Cannes Film Festival
The 47th Cannes Film Festival was held from 12 to 23 May 1994. The Palme d'Or went to the American film ''Pulp Fiction'' directed by Quentin Tarantino.
The festival opened with ''The Hudsucker Proxy'', directed by Joel Coen and closed with ''Seri ...
.
Plot
Liuccia and Blu Blu "beat" on the street; Veronica and Minuccia practice in a clandestine brothel, Orlanda at her home; Maurizio has as a client a wealthy mature man (whom he will kill); the
trans
Trans- is a Latin prefix meaning "across", "beyond", or "on the other side of".
Used alone, trans may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media
* Trans (festival), a former festival in Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
* ''Trans'' (film ...
Kim advertises herself through newspaper ads. Their lives, their profession, the relationships with their customers, the inconveniences, the dramas.
Cast
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Ida Di Benedetto
Ida Di Benedetto (born 3 June 1945)Giorgio Dell'Arti, Massimo Parrini, ''Catalogo dei viventi 2009'' - voce Di Benedetto Ida, Venezia, Marsilio Editori, 2008, is an Italian actress and film producer.
Biography
Di Benedetto appeared in more tha ...
as Orlanda
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Luigi Maria Burruano as Mario
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Adriano Chiaramida as Wealthy man
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Vincenzo Crivello as Santino
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Guia Jelo as Liuccia Bonuccia
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Marco Leonardi
Marco Leonardi (born 14 November 1971) is an Italian actor.
Leonardi was born in Australia to Italian parents. He moved to Italy at the age of four and at 17 starred in the acclaimed Italian film '' Cinema Paradiso'' (1988). He later starred i ...
as Maurizio
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Maurizio Nicolosi as Maurizio ''u Catanisi''
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Paola Pace as Veronica
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Alessandra Di Sanzo as Kim
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Lucia Sardo
Lucia Sardo (born 13 December 1952) is an Italian actress.
Life and career
Born Aurora Sardo in Francofonte, Syracuse, Sardo formed at the Teatro di Ventura under Ferruccio Merisi. She made her film debut in the 1992 Aurelio Grimaldi's dra ...
as Milu
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Sandra Sindoni as Blu Blu
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Salvatore Termini as Waiter
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Alfredo Li Bassi as Thug
References
External links
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1994 films
Films set in Sicily
Sicilian-language films
1990s Italian-language films
1994 drama films
Films directed by Aurelio Grimaldi
Italian black-and-white films
Italian drama films
1990s Italian films
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