Malefemmene (2001)

Director:

Fabio Conversi

Writers:

José Luis Garci, Gioia Scola

Stars:

Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Ángela Molina, Ana Fernández

Cast

Cast overview:
Giovanna Mezzogiorno	...	Francesca
Ángela Molina	...	Nunzia
Ana Fernández	...	Candela
Sabina Began	...	Patrizia
Clotilde De Spirito	...	Donna bionda

Storyline

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

30 November 2001 (Italy)

Also Known As:

Woman Behind Bars

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Color:

Color

User Reviews

decent women's prison drama shock!

Malefemmene wasn't a huge success in Italy and, as far as I know, hasn't been released elsewhere, which is a pity cos it takes one of cinema's tiredest clichés and manages to inject a bit of freshness into it. A slightly ingenuous gangster's wife ends up in prison in a cell full of characters (who, sure, could only ever exist in a film) - they squabble, fight, come to understand each other, cook a lot (this is Italy, after all) and each of them gives away something of what brought them to their present state. What raises it above the predictable is the excellent acting, sharp script and the fact that the film makers manage to avoid the lesbian affair that most films of this genre think is obligatory.