Ghosts - Italian Style (1967)
"Questi fantasmi" (original title)

Pasquale and Maria, husband and wife, live in a palace supposedly haunted by ghosts and pay no rent. When Pasquale finds some food in the cupboard he thinks the ghosts are at work. Actually... See full summary »

Director:

Renato Castellani

Writers:

Adriano Baracco (dialogue), Leonardo Benvenuti (dialogue),

Stars:

Sophia Loren, Vittorio Gassman, Mario Adorf

Cast

Cast overview:
Sophia Loren	...	Maria Lojacono
Vittorio Gassman	...	Pasquale Lojacono
Mario Adorf	...	Alfredo Mariano
Aldo Giuffrè	...	Raffaele
Margaret Lee	...	Sayonara
Francis De Wolff	...	The Scotsman (as Francis De Wolffe)
Francesco Tensi	...	Professor Santanna
Augusta Merola	...	Anna
Piera Degli Esposti
Giovanni Tarallo
Nietta Zocchi
Valentino Macchi

Storyline

Pasquale and Maria, husband and wife, live in a palace supposedly haunted by ghosts and pay no rent. When Pasquale finds some food in the cupboard he thinks the ghosts are at work. Actually it's Maria's lover, a very rich man, who showers her with presents.

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Plot Keywords:

ghost | based on novel

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Taglines:

If you were a ghost in Sophia's house you wouldn't stay in the attic either.

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Genres:

Comedy | Fantasy

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Certificate:

G

Details

Country:

Italy France

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

23 December 1967 (Italy)

Also Known As:

Ghosts - Italian Style

Company Credits

Production Co:

La Champion, Les Films Corona

Technical Specs

Runtime:

104 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Italian censorship visa # 50430 delivered on 14-12-1967.

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Connections

References Dracula (1931)

User Reviews

A convoluted comedy.....

Thank heavens someone posted the plotline of this film under plot summary, or I would have no idea how to describe this film. I'll just say that beautiful Sophia Loren has a neglectful husband (Vittorio Gassman) and a very attentive lover; It seemed to me that just as she was about to run off with the lover, her husband moved her into a lavish palace, forgetting to tell her one thing: that he is paying no rent because it is apparently haunted. Sophia's lover arrives, and to hide him from her husband, she puts him in a closet. Seeing the man in the closet, Gassman thinks he's a ghost. There are some funny moments as "the ghost" pays Gassman off to apparently keep his presence from some nuns. Loren begins to think that her hubby is pimping for a hooker he has rented to, and all chaos takes loose. From there, it gets even more convoluted, with a confrontation in the palace from a group of nuns, a supposed death, and reconciliation between husband and wife. Hopefully, someone else will get what was supposed to be going on. All I can think is that this is one of those "metaphorical" films of the 60's that one needed to be on acid to understand. To make matters worse, I couldn't decifer if this was partly dubbed and partly filmed in English, or two versions of the same film edited together. Loren, of course, is beautiful and charming; She is the only thing interesting in the film, more out of curiosity for film fans. I'm glad I caught it to see what kind of films I missed as a child.