The Sunday Woman (1975)
"La donna della domenica" (original title)

Police commissioner Santamaria is investigating the murdering of the ambiguous architect Mr. Garrone. The investigations soon drive him into the Torino's high society. Santamaria suspect ... See full summary »

Director:

Luigi Comencini

Writers:

Carlo Fruttero (novel), Agenore Incrocci,

Stars:

Marcello Mastroianni, Jacqueline Bisset, Jean-Louis Trintignant

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Marcello Mastroianni	...	Commissioner Salvatore Santamaria
Jacqueline Bisset	...	Anna Carla Dosio
Jean-Louis Trintignant	...	Massimo Campi
Aldo Reggiani	...	Lello Riviera
Maria Teresa Albani	...	Virginia Tabusso
Omero Antonutti	...	Benito
Gigi Ballista	...	Vollero
Fortunato Cecilia	...	Nicosia (as Renato Cecilia)
Claudio Gora	...	Garrone
Franco Nebbia	...	Bonetto
Lina Volonghi	...	Ines Tabusso
Pino Caruso	...	Police Commissioner De Palma
Mario Ferrero	...	Vittorio Dosio
Giuseppe Anatrelli	...	The Chief of Police
Antonio Orlando	...	The Barber

Storyline

Police commissioner Santamaria is investigating the murdering of the ambiguous architect Mr. Garrone. The investigations soon drive him into the Torino's high society. Santamaria suspect Anna Carla and at the same time falls in love for her. Lello is the lover of Massimo, a homosexual platonic friend of Anna Carla. He is following another direction in order to find out the truth, and his results are confusing the Policeman. But another murdering happens...

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Plot Keywords:

homosexual | police | investigation | turin | turin italy | 

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Taglines:

The police have the victim, the weapon and the suspect. What they don't have is the Sunday Woman.

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Drama

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

Italy France

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

23 December 1975 (Italy)

Also Known As:

The Sunday Woman

Filming Locations:

Turin, Piedmont, Italy

Company Credits

Production Co:

Dartmouth, Fox Europe, Primex

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Followed by A che punto è la notte (1995)

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Soundtracks

"Centomila violoncelli"
Written by Mario Casacci, Alberto Ciambricco, Leonardo Cortese
Performed by Italo Janne

User Reviews

A little masterpiece

"La donna della domenica" is an outstanding film, but one that is unlikely to be fully appreciated by non-Italians, most of whom might see it as a whodunnit of sorts. Its strength lies, instead, not just with its excellent cast, but also with the caustic way in which it describes Turin's high society: full of characters that, behind their apparent stylishness and elegance, betray a penchant for hypocrisy and an inability to look further than the conventional way in which they live.

It looks more like a comedy, and a well-written, witty one at that.