Miranda (1985)

Director:

Tinto Brass

Writers:

Tinto Brass
Carlo Goldoni (play)

Release Date:

15 October 1985 (Italy)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

In this erotic comedy, Miranda is the landlady of a small country tavern who is looking for a husband, and tries out a variety of men for size.

Plot Keywords:

Tavern | Beautiful Woman | Lover | White Panties | Voluptuous

Cast

Serena Grandi	...	Miranda
Andrea Occhipinti	...	Berto (as Andrea Occhipin')
Franco Interlenghi	...	Carlo
Andy J. Forest	...	Norman (as Andy J. Forrest)
Franco Branciaroli	...	Tony
Malisa Longo
Laura Sassi
Isabelle Illiers
Luciana Cirenei
Jean René Lemoine
Mauro Paladini
Enzo Turrin
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Osiride Pevarello	...	Man That Sings in Bar (uncredited)

Directed by
Tinto Brass

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Tinto Brass
Carlo Goldoni		play "La locandiera"

Produced by
Giovanni Bertolucci	....	producer

Original Music by
Riz Ortolani

Cinematography by
Silvano Ippoliti
Erico Menczer		(uncredited)

Film Editing by
Tinto Brass

Art Direction by
Paolo Biagetti

Costume Design by
Jost Jakob

Makeup Department
Iole Cecchini	....	hair stylist
Antonio Maltempo	....	assistant makeup artist
Gilberto Provenghi	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Mario Di Biase	....	production manager
Massimo Ferrero	....	unit manager
Vittorio Fornasiero	....	unit manager
Aldo U. Passalacqua	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Emanuela Lucidi	....	second assistant director
Alessandro Peticca	....	assistant director
Domenico Saverni	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Egisto Calascibetta	....	assistant art director
Marco Davoli	....	assistant art director
Emita Frigato	....	assistant art director
Roberto Magagnini	....	prop man
Massimo Spano	....	set dresser
Otello Tiberi	....	painter

Sound Department
Fausto Ancillai	....	sound mixer
Gaetano Carito	....	sound
Marco Di Biase	....	boom operator
Alessandro Peticca	....	sound editor

Stunts
Giorgio Ricci	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Luigi Bernardini	....	assistant camera
Ettore Corso	....	assistant camera
Augusto Proietti	....	head grip
Gianfranco Salis	....	still photographer
Enrico Sasso	....	camera operator
Sergio Spila	....	gaffer

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Stefania D'Amario	....	wardrobe
Simona Mattei	....	wardrobe (as Simonetta Mattei)
Anna Rasetti	....	wardrobe

Editorial Department
Emanuela Lucidi	....	assistant editor
Fiorenza Muller	....	assistant editor
Giovanna Ritter	....	assistant editor
Manuela Ruggeri	....	assistant editor

Other crew
Francesca Andriotto	....	production secretary
Mauro Babini	....	production secretary
Lilletta Bertolucci	....	publicist
Carla Cipriani	....	continuity
Dorina Mari	....	paymaster
Giuseppe Pennese	....	choreographer
Mario Sampaolo	....	administration manager

Production Companies

• San Francisco Film

Distributors

• Ryko Distribution (1985) (USA) (theatrical)
• Ascot Elite Entertainment Group (2002) (Switzerland) (DVD)
• C.A.V. Distribution (2001) (USA) (DVD)
• Cult Epics (2002) (Canada) (VHS)
• Cult Epics (2002) (USA) (VHS)
• Cult Epics (2004) (Canada) (DVD)
• Cult Epics (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• FilmExport Group (1985) (Italy) (all media)
• Primer Plano Film Group Video (2003) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Primer Plano Film Group (2003) (Argentina)
• Raro Video/Nocturno (2006) (Italy) (DVD) (director's cut)
• Umbrella Entertainment (2010) (Australia) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Cine Audio Effects  sound effects
• Frame Music  music editing
• Rocchetti e Carboni  wigs
• Triple Time Music  music editing

Also Known As:

Runtime:

Argentina:93 min | UK:90 min | Italy:96 min (director's cut)

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

Italy:VM18 (original rating) | USA:Unrated (DVD rating) | Italy:VM14 (cut version) | Argentina:18 | Finland:K-18 | UK:18 | West Germany:18 | Germany:BPjM Restricted

Filming Locations:

Cinecittà Studios, Cinecittà, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Company:

San Francisco Film

Soundtrack:

UN BACIO A MEZZANOTTE

The Assman Cometh

Ah, the mature Tinto Brass! After twenty odd years of trying to make difficult, compelling and erotic films, of seeing his work cut to shreds by clumsier, less artistic hands, of working on huge sets with vast unweildy international casts and of the insufferable dictation of linear narrative and intelligible dialogue enough was enough. From now on it would be back to basics, back to his first love. From now on all of his films would be about women with fat arses. Like Walerian Boroczyk or Russ Meyer ( albeit a Russ Meyer who is a foot shorter and facing the wrong way ) Brass' chief concern is the capture of the female form, as often as possible and from suprisingly intrusive angles. To this end he has established a series of erotic props, his own sexual shorthand. There will always be an oval mirror over any bed, there will invariably be a camp dancing sequence during which the heroine will feel compelled to flash her baggy french knickers. There will be a dream sequence, usually on a beach and usually as a tribute to Fellini, and every time a character goes to the cinema it will be to see another Tinto Brass film. And finally, and perhaps most importantly for Tinto, any woman, no matter what the circumstances and appropos of nothing must be allowed to urinate as and when she pleases, preferably backlit and preferably in public. This is the plot of Miranda. Not in essence, this is not a thumbnail sketch or a five word pitch. THIS IS ALL THAT HAPPENS:Miranda ( Serena Grandi ) the landlady of an Italian taverna has to choose between three men: a rich pensioner, an aggressive GI or the lowly waiter who carries a torch for her. Guess which one she goes for!