Ultimo tango a Zagarol
| Ultimo tango a Zagarol (The Last Italian Tango) |
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| Directed by | Nando Cicero |
| Produced by | Mario Mariani |
| Written by |
Mario Mariani Nando Cicero Marino Onorato |
| Starring | Franco Franchi |
| Music by |
Ubaldo Continiello Franco Franchi |
| Cinematography | Luciano Trasatti |
| Edited by | Alessandro Peticca |
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100 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
Ultimo tango a Zagarol (internationally released as The Last Italian Tango and Last Tango in Zagarol) is a 1973 Italian comedy film directed by Nando Cicero. It is a parody of Last Tango in Paris, set in the town of Zagarolo, in the province of Rome.
The film had great commercial success, grossing about 950 million lire.
According to the film critic Robert Firsching, "the humor is primarily of the cheap bathroom variety, as subtlety has never been director Nando Cicero's strong point, but there are some genuine laughs for the tolerant".
Franco has a controlling wife who forces her carnal needs on him. She also has a lover who hides in the attic, with whom she liaises when Franco falls asleep. Franco, angered on discovering this situation, meets a beautiful girl who's into erotic games. When his wife discovers her husband's affair with the mysterious girl, the trouble begins...
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