My Darling Slave

My Darling Slave
My Darling Slave
	Film poster
Directed by	Giorgio Capitani
Written by	Sandro Continenza; Giulio Scarnicci; Raimondo Vianello
Produced by	Renato Jaboni
Starring	Lando Buzzanca
Cinematography	Alessandro D'Eva
Edited by	Carlo Marino; Mario Recupito
Music by	Piero Umiliani
Distributed by	Medusa Distribuzione
Release date	1973;
Running time	96 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

My Darling Slave (Italian: La schiava io ce l'ho e tu no, "The [female] slave, I have her and you don't", also known as The Slave) is a 1973 Italian comedy film directed by Giorgio Capitani. It stars Lando Buzzanca, Catherine Spaak, and Adriana Asti.^[1]

Plot

Demetrio Cultrera (Lando Buzzanca), is a young, rich car dealership Sicilian bachelor who becomes engaged to the beautiful (and also rich) Rosalba Giordano (Catherine Spaak), daughter of a local business owner Giordano Tuna Company .

After their wedding, Rosalba's attitude changes when she decides to try turning Demetrio into the modern husband she would like.

This causes a problem, as Demetrius prefers sticking to what he sees as more traditional gender roles. Despite her attempts, Rosalba's persistent attempts to convert him to the rituals of high society, enlightened, or feminine tastes do little more than annoy him.

Strongly determined to build a stable relationship with a woman who can fulfill his visions of peaceful married life, he leaves for the Amazon, where he is offered the opportunity to choose and buy a new wife as a slave. The choice falls on the beautiful and docile Manua (Veronica Merin) that he trains to act the way he would like, then proudly shows to friends and to his former wife, attracting curiosity, envy, and his ex-wife's resentment.

Cast

Lando Buzzanca as Demetrio Cultrera car dealership
Catherine Spaak as Rosalba Giordano of Giordano tuna enterprise
Adriana Asti as Elena
Veronica Merin as Manua, the slave
Gordon Mitchell as Von Thirac
Gianni Bonagura as Balzarini
Paolo Carlini as Manlio
Renzo Marignano as Corrado
Corrado Olmi as A passenger leather merchant
Filippo De Gara as A passenger
Tom Felleghy as Hotel concierge
Maria Tedeschi as old passenger
Mauro Vestri as priest
Empedocle Buzzanca as mafia boss Don Vincenzo
Alfonso Giganti as train passenger
Giuseppe Marrocco as deputy Tacconis
Empedocle Buzzanca as Mafia's boss

References

^ Bertarelli, Massimo (2003). Millecinquecento film da evitare. Dalla A alla Z, le divertenti stroncature "al vetriolo" di un critico controcorrente. Gremese Editore. p. 225. ISBN 978-88-8440-264-6. Retrieved 21 August 2012.

External links

My Darling Slave at IMDb
My Darling Slave at the TCM Movie Database
‹The template AllMovie title is being considered for deletion.› My Darling Slave at AllMovie
Review at ReelBad

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[Bertarelli2003-1] Bertarelli, Massimo (2003). Millecinquecento film da evitare. Dalla A alla Z, le divertenti stroncature "al vetriolo" di un critico controcorrente. Gremese Editore. p. 225. ISBN 978-88-8440-264-6. Retrieved 21 August 2012.

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