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Liol (film)
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Wikipedia article
'Liol' is a 1963 Italian comedy film directed by Alessandro Blasetti. It is based on 'Liol', a comedy play by Luigi Pirandello.
The film was released as 'A Very Handy Man' in the U.S. in 1966.
Plot summary
In Sicily at the end of the 1800s, the rich Zia Croce has a large profitably farm which he controls together with his cousin Zio Simone, who is married to the young Mita, which fails to give him a son, who in the future Zio Simone will inherit all the fruits and vegetables that produces the farm. On stage comes the young Liol which is surprised to see Mita married to Zio Simone, because previously he had an affair with her. Tuzza, daughter of Zia Croce, discovers that Liol intends to renew a relationship with Mita and so she seduces him, making herself pregnant. When the incident is discovered a commotion's going on and so Liol, combining other trouble, gets pregnant Mita also, resumed after a relaizone love. Finally Zio Simone believes that his wife had given birth to a child who would donate their possessions in future; but the reality is suddenly discovered.
Cast
*Ugo Tognazzi: Liol
*Giovanna Ralli: Tuzza Azzara
*Anouk Aime: Mita
*Pierre Brasseur: Zio Simone Palumbo
*Elisa Cegani: Cesa
*Dolores Palumbo: Zia Croce
*Umberto Spadaro
*Graziella Granata
References
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