Acting
Franca Rame
Born July 18, 1929 · Parabiago, Milan (Italy)
Died May 29, 2013 · aged 83
Franca Rame was an Italian theatre actress, playwright and political activist. She was married to Nobel literary laureate playwright Dario Fo. She made her theatrical debut in 1951. Shortly thereafter, she met Dario Fo, whom she married in 1954. Franca Rame appeared in a large number of feature films and plays. Together with her Dario Fo she wrote a large number of unique plays dealing with the p…
Known For
Corporal of the day · 1958Corporal of the day
★ 7.21958
MovieComedy
A young woman brings a baby to some military barracks. There is a note on the child - it says that the baby is hers and a soldier called Felice.
A Woman Alone · 1988A Woman Alone
1988
MovieDramaTV Movie
A housewife confides to her neighbour about the troubles she has been having with her possessive husband, her romantic lover and her lecherous invalid brother-in-law. In spite of the impressive battery of mod cons in her home, she feels that love and marriage are not all they are cracked up to be.
Poppy · 1952Poppy
★ 6.31952
MovieComedy
A high school girl, enamored by her young teacher, follows him and discovers that his home life holds many secrets.
Extraconiugale · 1964Extraconiugale
★ 7.01964
MovieComedy
Three anthological segments about sexcapades and erotic fantasies in middle-class Italy.
Ha fatto 13 · 1951Ha fatto 13
★ 7.01951
MovieComedy
Il cocco di mamma · 1957Il cocco di mamma
★ 6.51957
MovieComedy
Aldo, Vasco and "Smilzo" (Slim) are friends. They live with their parents and are training for boxing. But their real interest is in women. When casually Aldo meets Laura and falls for her. Will he succeed in winning her love?
Love in Four Dimensions · 1964Love in Four Dimensions
★ 6.51964
MovieComedy
Young Italian writers and directors express themselves in four episodes about sex and love. "Love and Language," the first tale, centers on the difficulties of a Sicilian immigrant who is unable to master proper Italian. the second tale "Love and Life" centers on a jealous and unhappy wife who becomes so desperate to be free of her constantly philandering husband she takes on a lover of her own. "Love and Art" a nearly exhausted screenwriter hires a secretary to help manage his typing. She's a pretty lass and this makes his insecure wife crazy until he fires the female and hires a male secretary. "Love and Death," the final episode centers on the love affair between a middle-aged widower and the grieving young widow he meets at the cemetery. Unfortuantely for his bank statement, the young, impoverished beauty isn't as bereaved as she seems.
The Open Couple · 2024The Open Couple
★ 4.82024
MovieComedyDrama
Antonia receives a singular proposal from her husband: to open the couple up to new acquaintances. From the stage to reality Chiara Francini, who plays Antonia, deals with the macro-theme of polyamory, learning about new worlds and ways of practicing it, without sparing even heated debates.
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Extraconiugale · 1964Extraconiugale
★ 7.01964
MovieComedy
Three anthological segments about sexcapades and erotic fantasies in middle-class Italy.
Anna (segment "Il mondo è dei ricchi")




