''Tenderly'' (internationally released as ''The Girl Who Couldn't Say No'', also known as ''Il suo modo di fare'') is a 1968 Italian

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directed by Franco Brusati. It was referred as "a successful attempt to refresh the American sophisticated comedy with themes and sensibilities of today" and its style was compared to Frank Capra's.

Plot

After fifteen years apart, a young, motivated surgeon named Franco (Segal) runs into his childhood friend Yolanda (Lisi) in

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. They fall in love and travel to

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together, but Yolanda's unpredictable, often unusual personality makes the future of their relationship highly uncertain.

Cast

Virna Lisi Verna or Virna may refer to: People * Verna Aardema (1911–2000), American author of children's books * Verna Bloom (1939–2019), American actress * Virna De Angeli (born 1976), Italian former sprinter * Virna Dias (born 1971), Brazilian reti ...

: Yolanda * George Segal : Franco *

Lila Kedrova Yelizaveta Nikolaevna Kedrova (Russian: Елизавета Николаевна Кедрова; 9 October 1909 – 16 February 2000), known as Lila Kedrova, was a Russian-born French actress. She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actre ...

: Yolanda's Mother * Akim Tamiroff : Uncle Egidio *

Paola Pitagora Paola Pitagora (born 24 August 1941) is an Italian film actress. She has appeared in 50 films since 1959. Biography Born in Parma, Pitagora attended the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia and the acting school by Alessandro Fersen. In 1960 s ...

: Widow * Mario Brega : Cripple * Riccardo Billi : Salesman * Anne Cumming : Franco's mother

Production

It was known during shooting as ''Runaround''.Strike Halts George Segal Movie Dorothy Manners:. The Washington Post and Times-Herald 16 Mar 1968: D10.

References

External links

* 1968 comedy films 1968 films Films directed by Franco Brusati Italian comedy films 1960s Italian films {{1960s-Italy-comedy-film-stub