Didi Perego

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The Wicked (1991)

At the beginning of the 20th century, a junior resident takes an interest in a newly-arrived patient, a young Italian woman who has mysteriously developed schizophrenia. To identify the causes of her condition, he employs psychoanalytic methods to dig into her ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Carlo Lizzani
CAST:  Giuliana De Sio  •  Julian Sands  •  Erland Josephson  •  Milena Vukotić

At the beginning of the 20th century, a junior resident takes an interest in a newly-arrived patient, a young Italian woman who has mysteriously developed schizophrenia. To identify the causes of her condition, he employs psychoanalytic methods to dig into her ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Carlo Lizzani
CAST:  Giuliana De Sio  •  Julian Sands  •  Erland Josephson  •  Milena Vukotić

Story of a Woman (1970)

Karin studies music in Rome and falls in love with Bruno. She learns that he is married and therefore returns to Sweden. She meets David. They marry and have a daughter. David is sent to Rome. Karin meets Bruno again.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Leonardo Bercovici
CAST:  Bibi Andersson  •  Robert Stack  •  James Farentino  •  Annie Girardot

Karin studies music in Rome and falls in love with Bruno. She learns that he is married and therefore returns to Sweden. She meets David. They marry and have a daughter. David is sent to Rome. Karin meets Bruno again.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Leonardo Bercovici
CAST:  Bibi Andersson  •  Robert Stack  •  James Farentino  •  Annie Girardot

The Visitor (1963)

Certain that "the right man" is crucial to her escaping the confines of the Italian village where she lives, Pina places an ad in the newspaper. She gets a response from Adolfo, who agrees to travel from his residence in Rome to visit her. As flashbacks shed light ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Antonio Pietrangeli
CAST:  Sandra Milo  •  François Périer  •  Mario Adorf  •  Gastone Moschin

Certain that "the right man" is crucial to her escaping the confines of the Italian village where she lives, Pina places an ad in the newspaper. She gets a response from Adolfo, who agrees to travel from his residence in Rome to visit her. As flashbacks shed light ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Antonio Pietrangeli
CAST:  Sandra Milo  •  François Périer  •  Mario Adorf  •  Gastone Moschin

Erotissimo (1969)

Annie is a middle-age wife, still sexy and pampered by her husband, Phillippe, who is the owner and general manager of a dynamic company. Under the deluge of sexy Swedish movies, sexy advertising on the streets, sexy intimate clothing in ladies' shops, and even ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gérard Pirès
CAST:  Annie Girardot  •  Jean Yanne  •  Francis Blanche  •  Dominique Maurin

Annie is a middle-age wife, still sexy and pampered by her husband, Phillippe, who is the owner and general manager of a dynamic company. Under the deluge of sexy Swedish movies, sexy advertising on the streets, sexy intimate clothing in ladies' shops, and even ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gérard Pirès
CAST:  Annie Girardot  •  Jean Yanne  •  Francis Blanche  •  Dominique Maurin

Il maschio ruspante (1973)

Romulus, a rough but genuine country man, finds, on the occasion of a religious festival, a girl, Rema, already his kindergarten companion. In love with her since then, he welcomes with joy the invitation to follow her to Rome, convinced that the young woman wants ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Antonio Racioppi
CAST:  Giuliano Gemma  •  Barbara Bach  •  Francesca Romana Coluzzi  •  Marisa Merlini

Romulus, a rough but genuine country man, finds, on the occasion of a religious festival, a girl, Rema, already his kindergarten companion. In love with her since then, he welcomes with joy the invitation to follow her to Rome, convinced that the young woman wants ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Antonio Racioppi
CAST:  Giuliano Gemma  •  Barbara Bach  •  Francesca Romana Coluzzi  •  Marisa Merlini

Everybody Go Home! (1960)

When Italy surrenders to the Allies, part of the Italian army is dispersed and soldiers begin to return to their homes.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Luigi Comencini
CAST:  Alberto Sordi  •  Eduardo De Filippo  •  Serge Reggiani  •  Martin Balsam

When Italy surrenders to the Allies, part of the Italian army is dispersed and soldiers begin to return to their homes.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Luigi Comencini
CAST:  Alberto Sordi  •  Eduardo De Filippo  •  Serge Reggiani  •  Martin Balsam

A Man for Burning (1962)

Political activist Salvatore returns to his native Sicily and stirs up trouble among the peasants, urging them to confront the Mafia and demand the right to plough their own fields. The peasants refuse to help him, and Salvatore is marked by the Mafia as a troublemaker.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paolo Taviani  •  Vittorio Taviani  •  Valentino Orsini
CAST:  Gian Maria Volonté  •  Didi Perego  •  Spiros Focás  •  Turi Ferro

Political activist Salvatore returns to his native Sicily and stirs up trouble among the peasants, urging them to confront the Mafia and demand the right to plough their own fields. The peasants refuse to help him, and Salvatore is marked by the Mafia as a troublemaker.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paolo Taviani  •  Vittorio Taviani  •  Valentino Orsini
CAST:  Gian Maria Volonté  •  Didi Perego  •  Spiros Focás  •  Turi Ferro

The Exorcist: Italian Style (1975)

A satire on the American film "The Exorcist," but with an Italian twist.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ciccio Ingrassia
CAST:  Ciccio Ingrassia  •  Lino Banfi  •  Didi Perego  •  Tano Cimarosa

A satire on the American film "The Exorcist," but with an Italian twist.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ciccio Ingrassia
CAST:  Ciccio Ingrassia  •  Lino Banfi  •  Didi Perego  •  Tano Cimarosa

Ma che musica maestro (1971)

The love story between two youths born in rival villages is hindered by the other inhabitants.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mariano Laurenti
CAST:  Gianni Nazzaro  •  Agostina Belli  •  Franco Franchi  •  Ciccio Ingrassia

The love story between two youths born in rival villages is hindered by the other inhabitants.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mariano Laurenti
CAST:  Gianni Nazzaro  •  Agostina Belli  •  Franco Franchi  •  Ciccio Ingrassia

Tutto Totò - Totò Ye Ye (1967)

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DIRECTION:  Daniele D'Anza
CAST:  Totò  •  Patty Pravo  •  Gianni Agus  •  Mario Castellani

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DIRECTION:  Daniele D'Anza
CAST:  Totò  •  Patty Pravo  •  Gianni Agus  •  Mario Castellani

To Love Ophelia (1974)

Although he is in his thirties, Orlando still feels like a child. He is terrified of the outside world and is stuck in an obsessive relationship with his mother.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Flavio Mogherini
CAST:  Giovanna Ralli  •  Renato Pozzetto  •  Françoise Fabian  •  Maurizio Arena

Although he is in his thirties, Orlando still feels like a child. He is terrified of the outside world and is stuck in an obsessive relationship with his mother.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Flavio Mogherini
CAST:  Giovanna Ralli  •  Renato Pozzetto  •  Françoise Fabian  •  Maurizio Arena

Il fidanzamento (1975)

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DIRECTION:  Giovanni Grimaldi
CAST:  Lando Buzzanca  •  Martine Brochard  •  Didi Perego  •  Anna Proclemer

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DIRECTION:  Giovanni Grimaldi
CAST:  Lando Buzzanca  •  Martine Brochard  •  Didi Perego  •  Anna Proclemer

The Little Nuns (1963)

Two nuns come to Rome to protest to an airline about its jet planes which have been flying over their convent school, disrupting teaching of the little orphans who study there and damaging the ancient fresco of their patron saint through sound vibrations.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Luciano Salce
CAST:  Catherine Spaak  •  Sylva Koscina  •  Amedeo Nazzari  •  Didi Perego

Two nuns come to Rome to protest to an airline about its jet planes which have been flying over their convent school, disrupting teaching of the little orphans who study there and damaging the ancient fresco of their patron saint through sound vibrations.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Luciano Salce
CAST:  Catherine Spaak  •  Sylva Koscina  •  Amedeo Nazzari  •  Didi Perego

Outlaws of Love (1963)

This film is very much a docudrama which portrays the difficulties of Italian life circa 1963 due to the absence of a divorce law. Five scenarios with different actors portray realistic situations where divorce is clearly warranted but, because marriage was ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paolo Taviani  •  Vittorio Taviani  •  Valentino Orsini
CAST:  Ugo Tognazzi  •  Annie Girardot  •  Romolo Valli  •  Marina Malfatti

This film is very much a docudrama which portrays the difficulties of Italian life circa 1963 due to the absence of a divorce law. Five scenarios with different actors portray realistic situations where divorce is clearly warranted but, because marriage was ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paolo Taviani  •  Vittorio Taviani  •  Valentino Orsini
CAST:  Ugo Tognazzi  •  Annie Girardot  •  Romolo Valli  •  Marina Malfatti

Poker in Bed (1974)

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A poker player on a losing streak meets a beautiful young woman. He's attracted to her, but she appears to be perfectly content with her boyfriend, a somewhat wussy writer. The gambler gets the idea that if he can get this woman into bed, it will change his luck at ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Giuliano Carnimeo
CAST:  Edwige Fenech  •  Carlo Giuffrè  •  Didi Perego  •  Franca Valeri

A poker player on a losing streak meets a beautiful young woman. He's attracted to her, but she appears to be perfectly content with her boyfriend, a somewhat wussy writer. The gambler gets the idea that if he can get this woman into bed, it will change his luck at ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Giuliano Carnimeo
CAST:  Edwige Fenech  •  Carlo Giuffrè  •  Didi Perego  •  Franca Valeri

Italian Sex (1974)

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A sexy graduate student is giving her thesis presentation, which creates quite a stir since it reveals that she has just posed as a prostitute for several months to do sociological research for her thesis. She relates various stories of her experiences to her ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fernando Di Leo  •  Sergio Ammirata
CAST:  Pilar Velázquez  •  Didi Perego  •  Mario Carotenuto  •  Toni Ucci

A sexy graduate student is giving her thesis presentation, which creates quite a stir since it reveals that she has just posed as a prostitute for several months to do sociological research for her thesis. She relates various stories of her experiences to her ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Fernando Di Leo  •  Sergio Ammirata
CAST:  Pilar Velázquez  •  Didi Perego  •  Mario Carotenuto  •  Toni Ucci

Cicciabomba (1982)

An overweight high school student is relentlessly bullied due to weight. Out of the blue, she wins a trip to New York, where she sheds 80+ pounds and then returns home to take revenge on her tormentors.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Umberto Lenzi
CAST:  Donatella Rettore  •  Gena Gas  •  Adriana Russo  •  Anita Ekberg

An overweight high school student is relentlessly bullied due to weight. Out of the blue, she wins a trip to New York, where she sheds 80+ pounds and then returns home to take revenge on her tormentors.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Umberto Lenzi
CAST:  Donatella Rettore  •  Gena Gas  •  Adriana Russo  •  Anita Ekberg

L'onorata società (1961)

Salvatore and Rosalino are sentenced to death by the Mafia because they are accused of having seduced the daughters of a boss. As they are about to be shot they manage to escape with the two girls.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Riccardo Pazzaglia
CAST:  Franco Franchi  •  Ciccio Ingrassia  •  Domenico Modugno  •  Rosanna Schiaffino

Salvatore and Rosalino are sentenced to death by the Mafia because they are accused of having seduced the daughters of a boss. As they are about to be shot they manage to escape with the two girls.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Riccardo Pazzaglia
CAST:  Franco Franchi  •  Ciccio Ingrassia  •  Domenico Modugno  •  Rosanna Schiaffino

Adultero lui, adultera lei (1963)

Lina, a young woman now tired of the constant betrayals from her husband, decides to cheat on him with a mutual friend, Piero.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Raffaello Matarazzo
CAST:  Marilù Tolo  •  Luigi Giuliani  •  Umberto D'Orsi  •  Maria Grazia Buccella

Lina, a young woman now tired of the constant betrayals from her husband, decides to cheat on him with a mutual friend, Piero.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Raffaello Matarazzo
CAST:  Marilù Tolo  •  Luigi Giuliani  •  Umberto D'Orsi  •  Maria Grazia Buccella

Donne con le gonne (1991)

Renzo falls in love with feminist Margherita, too emancipated for him: they start a troubled relationship until he kidnaps her, forcing her to be an housewife devoted to her husband.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Francesco Nuti
CAST:  Francesco Nuti  •  Carole Bouquet  •  Daniele Dublino  •  Barbara Enrichi

Renzo falls in love with feminist Margherita, too emancipated for him: they start a troubled relationship until he kidnaps her, forcing her to be an housewife devoted to her husband.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Francesco Nuti
CAST:  Francesco Nuti  •  Carole Bouquet  •  Daniele Dublino  •  Barbara Enrichi
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