The Couples (1970)
Three episodes. The refrigerator. 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 familiar balance sheet. To earn some money they decide to go for prostitution. The wife is not so unhappy to the perspective. The room. To celebrate ten years of marriage a couple decides to spend a quick holiday in top luxury hotels in Sardegna. But the fashion luxury VIP world is too hard to enter; they soon will end in prison. The Lion. 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 presence. The critic situation soon drive them to their limit peak, showing their real essence.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Alberto Sordi, Mario Monicelli, Vittorio De Sica
Actors: Alberto Sordi, Enzo Jannacci, Monica Vitti, Rossana Di Lorenzo
