The Couples
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Three episodes. Episode 1 - The Refrigerator (Monicelli). A married couple of two poor emigrant workers spend almost all their money to buy a refrigerator (a must in the '70s). The purchase is too expensive for their family balance sheet. To earn some money they decide to go for prostitution. The wife is not so unhappy to the perspective. Episode 2 - The Room (Sordi). To celebrate ten years of marriage a couple decides to spend a quick holiday in top luxury hotels in Sardinia. But the fashion luxury VIP world is too hard to enter; they soon will end in prison. Episode 3 - The Lion (De Sica). Two adulterous, Antonio and Giulia, are blocked by a lion, staying on the exit in the place they met. They both have to come back home, but couldn't move because of the lion’s presence. The critical situation soon drives them to their limit, revealing their real essence.
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Cast
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Alberto Sordi
Giacinto / Antonio
Known for
The Marquis of Grillo
I Vitelloni
Monica Vitti
Adele / Giulia
Known for
L'Avventura
Red Desert
Enzo Jannacci
Gavino
Known for
Love & Slaps
It's a Hard Life
Rossana Di Lorenzo
Erminia
Known for
Christmas Holidays
S.P.Q.R.: 2,000 and a Half Years Ago
Luigi Bonos
Known for
The Sheriff and the Satellite Kid
They Call Me Trinity
Kalam Shamsuddin
Also in
The Lady Has Been Raped
It Takes a Thief
Vittorio De Sica Director · Mario Monicelli Director Alberto Sordi Director
Director Writer
Vittorio De Sica
Director
Mario Monicelli
Director
Alberto Sordi
Writer
Ruggero Maccari
Writer
Stefano Strucchi
Composer
Piero Piccioni
Composer
Manuel De Sica
Composer
Enzo Jannacci
Cinematographer
Carlo Di Palma
Cinematographer
Ennio Guarnieri
Cinematographer
Sante Achilli
Editor
Adriana Novelli
Editor
Ruggero Mastroianni
Editor
Franco Fraticelli
Production designer
Flavio Mogherini
Production designer
Giulio Coltellacci
Costume designer
Bruna Parmesan
Costume designer
Lucia Mirisola
First release December 23, 1970 · Produced in Italy · Original title Le coppie
Production
Documento Film
Production
Italy
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Le coppie
Original language
Italian
Spoken on screen
Italian
Release dates
Italy · December 23, 1970
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No release date listed for United States.
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