Film

The Couples

1970 · 2h 1m · Comedy

IMDb

5.9

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.

Alberto Sordi

Giacinto / Antonio

Monica Vitti

Adele / Giulia

Enzo Jannacci

Gavino

Rossana Di Lorenzo

Erminia

Luigi Bonos

Kalam Shamsuddin

• Mario MonicelliDirector
• Alberto SordiDirector
• Vittorio De SicaDirector
• Gianni Hecht LucariProducer
• Carlo Di PalmaDirector of Photography
• Piero PiccioniOriginal Music Composer

Release date

December 23, 1970

Status

Released

Original language

Italian

Runtime

2h 1m

Genres

Comedy