''La settimana della Sfinge'' (internationally released as ''The Week of the Sphinx'') is a 1990 Italian

comedy-drama Comedy drama, also known by the portmanteau ''dramedy'', is a genre of dramatic works that combines elements of comedy and drama. The modern, scripted-television examples tend to have more humorous bits than simple comic relief seen in a typical ...

film co-written and directed by Daniele Luchetti. For her role

Margherita Buy Margherita Buy (born 15 January 1962) is an Italian actress. She is a seven-time David di Donatello Awards winner and seven-time Nastro d'argento winner. Overview After a long period of studying at the Academy of Dramatic Arts, she made her bre ...

was awarded best actress at the San Sebastián International Film Festival.

Plot

Gloria is a young waitress who works in a restaurant, has a passion for puzzles and daydreams; the girl delights, causing the ire of her boss, in posing various riddles to the customers, without however anyone being able to solve them. One day Aeolus arrives for lunch, an antenna player with a reputation as a womanizer, and manages to win Gloria's heart; but Aeolus, allergic to lasting relationships, leaves the girl after only one night together, without even saying goodbye. Gloria, seduced and abandoned, quits her job and sets out in search of her beloved. He travels all over Italy, crossing seas and mountains, beaches and convents, getting to know all kinds of humanity. After a long chase, the girl finally manages to find Aeolus, who, struck by her determination, falls in love with her in turn. But by now it's too late: Gloria, having reached her goal, runs away, returning to be a waitress and to dream of a new adventure.

Cast

as Gloria *

Paolo Hendel Paolo Hendel (born 2 January 1952) is an Italian actor, playwright and comedian. Life and career Born in Florence, at young age Hendel made several works, including gamekeeper, guardian of a garage and detective.Giorgio Dell’Arti, Massimo Par ...

as Eolo * Silvio Orlando as Ministro *

Isaac George Isaac; grc, Ἰσαάκ, Isaák; ar, إسحٰق/إسحاق, Isḥāq; am, ይስሐቅ is one of the three patriarchs of the Israelites and an important figure in the Abrahamic religions, including Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. He was the ...

as Ferruccio * Delia Boccardo as Sara *

Roberto Nobile Roberto Nobile (11 November 1947 – 30 July 2022) was an Italian actor. Selected filmography References External links * 1947 births 2022 deaths Italian male film actors Actors from Verona Italian male television actors 20t ...

as Police Commissioner *

Corso Salani Corso Salani (9 September 1961, in Florence – 16 June 2010, in Ostia) was an Italian director, screenwriter and actor. The cause of his death was a sudden illness while walking along the seafront in Ostia with his wife Margaret. An Illness ...

as Gommista

References

External links

* 1990 films Films directed by Daniele Luchetti 1990 comedy-drama films Commedia all'italiana 1990s Italian-language films 1990s Italian films {{1990s-comedy-drama-film-stub

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