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The Virtuous Bigamist (1956)

The Virtuous Bigamist poster
Original title
Era di venerdì 17
Directed by
Mario Soldati
Genre
drama film, comedy film
Country
France, Italy
Runtime
1h 35m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 12 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man traveling through Provence meets a woman in a difficult situation and agrees to play her husband. This temporary arrangement leads to complications and moments of connection.

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What happens

The Virtuous Bigamist (French: Sous le ciel de Provence, Italian: Era di venerdì 17) is a 1956 French-Italian comedy drama film directed by Mario Soldati. It is a remake of the Italian film Four Steps in the Clouds, and like the original is co-written by Alessandro Blasetti. The other co-writers are Giuseppe Amato, Aldo De Benedetti, Piero Tellini and Cesare Zavattini. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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