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The Week of the Sphinx is a italien film of genre Comedy directed by Daniele Luchetti with Margherita Buy
The Week of the Sphinx (1990)
La settimana della Sfinge
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Add to a movie listLa settimana della Sfinge (internationally released as The Week of the Sphinx) is a 1990 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Daniele Luchetti. For her role Margherita Buy was awarded as best actress at the San Sebastián International Film Festival.
^ Gino Moliterno. The A to Z of Italian Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2009. ISBN 0810868962.
^ Thomas Riggs. Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television , Volume 73. Gale, Jan 19, 2007.
Synopsis
Dans la région de l'Émilie-Romagne, Gloria (Margherita Buy), serveuse dans un restaurant routier, rencontre Eolo (Paolo Hendel), un installateur d'antennes qui est aussi un prolifique séducteur qui accumule les histoires courtes et refuse de se marier. Après une aventure d'un soir, Eolo part, et Gloria se lance à sa poursuite.Actors
Margherita Buy
(Gloria)
Paolo Hendel
(Eolo)
Silvio Orlando
(Ministro)
Delia Boccardo
(Sara)
Roberto Nobile
(Police chief)
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