Let's Hope It's a Girl
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| Directed by | Mario Monicelli |
| Produced by | Giovanni Di Clemente |
| Written by | Mario Monicelli, Suso Cecchi d'Amico, Leo Benvenuti, Piero De Bernardi, Tullio Pinelli |
| Music by | Nicola Piovani |
| Cinematography | Camillo Bazzoni |
| Edited by | Ruggero Mastroianni |
| Distributed by | Clemi Film |
Release date |
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Running time | 120 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
Speriamo che sia femmina, internationally released as Let's Hope It's a Girl, is a 1986 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Monicelli. For this film Monicelli was awarded with a David di Donatello for Best Director and a Nastro d'Argento in the same category. The film also won the David di Donatello for Best Film, Best Supporting Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Producer, Best Editing and Best Script.[1]
Plot
Elena Leonardi abandoned her husband and left Rome. While she lives with her daughters and other relatives in the Tuscany region, her husband dies in a car accident. The grieving daughters blame their mother and decide to return to Rome. But, unforeseen twists and turns prevent that from happening. In the end the family reunites and continues to live together in the countryside.
Cast
- Liv Ullmann: Elena
- Catherine Deneuve: Claudia
- Philippe Noiret: Count Leonardo
- Giuliana De Sio: Franca
- Stefania Sandrelli: Lori Samuelli
- Bernard Blier: Uncle Gugo
- Giuliano Gemma: Guido Nardoni
- Athina Cenci: Fosca
- Paolo Hendel: Mario Giovannini
- Lucrezia Lante della Rovere: Malvina
- Adalberto Maria Merli: Cesare Molteni
- Nuccia Fumo: Rosa Nardoni
- Paul Muller: Priest
- Carlo Monni: Autista