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The Sunday Woman (1975)

The Sunday Woman poster
Original title
La donna della domenica
Directed by
Luigi Comencini
Genre
drama film, comedy film, crime film
Country
France, Italy
Runtime
1h 45m
Rated
TP
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 81 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A detective investigates the murders of two ordinary people who had connections to Turin's upper class. The story moves between comedy and crime as the inquiry uncovers secrets among the wealthy.

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What happens

The Sunday Woman (Italian: La donna della domenica) is a 1975 Italian crime film directed by Luigi Comencini. It is based upon the novel of the same name by Carlo Fruttero and Franco Lucentini. Set in Turin and starring Marcello Mastroianni, Jacqueline Bisset, and Jean-Louis Trintignant, the plot tells the murders of two ordinary individuals who are in touch with the city's élite. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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