Italy / Nov 15, 1991 / T
Francesca is alone with a daughter and without a dime. But she's beautiful
1h 33min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
Struggling with a financial crisis, a good-looking widow decides to put herself up for grabs. However, going through with it becomes almost impossible with a new love and the legal system thrown into the mix.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Paolo De Vita | Sandro |
| Gianluca Favilla | Enrico |
| Giulia Macchietti | Giulia |
| Marino Masé | Padre di Francesca |
| Federico Pacifici | Sostituto procuratore |
| Tiziana Pini | Camilla |
| Renato Scarpa | |
| Silvio Vannucci | Gustavo |
| Roberto Della Casa | |
| Christina Engelhardt | Barbara |
| Antonio Fenicia | |
| Francesco Gabriele | |
| Giovanna Maria Mori | |
| Luciana Pieri Palombi | |
| Vieri Razzini | |
| Maddalena Recino | |
| Giovanni Sanjust |
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| Eleuteria Sigismundo | Rosaria |
| Arianna Traietti | |
| Gianni Roman | Proprietario negozio |
| Maurizio Sciarra | Avv. Di Cillo (uncredited) |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | La Riffa |
| Original language | Italiano (IT) |
| Spoken languages | Italiano |
| Production countries | Italy |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Produttori Associati, Filmola, Union Film |
| Release date | 15 novembre 1991 |
| Production | Loretta Bernabei, Giuseppe Perugia, Egidio Valentini, Jacopo Capanna |
| Writer | Francesco Laudadio |
| Editing | Ugo De Rossi, Raffaella Zita, Marco De Rossi, Carlo La Bella |
| Cinematography | Cristiano Pogany, Luigi Barnardini, Luciano Teolis, Luigi Cecchini, Claudio Marani, Gianni Savini |
| Assistant directors | Maurizio Sciarra, Susanna Napolitano, Francesco Laudadio, Roberta Poiani |
| Lighting | Roberto Allegretti |
| Camera operators | Luigi Cecchini, Luigi Barnardini, Luciano Teolis, Claudio Marani, Gianni Savini, Cristiano Pogany |
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| Additional photography | Luigi Barnardini, Luciano Teolis, Luigi Cecchini, Claudio Marani, Gianni Savini, Cristiano Pogany |
| Production design | Livia Borgognoni, Marco Canevari, Claudio D'Achille |
| Art direction | Livia Borgognoni, Marco Canevari, Claudio D'Achille |
| Set decoration | Livia Borgognoni, Marco Canevari, Claudio D'Achille |
| Music | Antonio Di Pofi, Sergio Marcotulli, Fausto Ancillai, Giulio Viggiani, Massimo Loffredi, Vincenzo Vanni |
| Sound | Antonio Di Pofi, Sergio Marcotulli, Fausto Ancillai, Giulio Viggiani, Massimo Loffredi, Vincenzo Vanni |
| Costume design | Raoul Settimelli, Paolo Faenzi, Alfredo Marazzi, Maria Luisa Cambelli, Franca Paoletti, Maurizio Nardi |
| Makeup | Alfredo Marazzi, Paolo Faenzi, Maria Luisa Cambelli, Raoul Settimelli, Franca Paoletti, Maurizio Nardi |
| Hairstyling | Paolo Faenzi, Alfredo Marazzi, Maria Luisa Cambelli, Raoul Settimelli, Franca Paoletti, Maurizio Nardi |
Release dates
Theatrical release
Physical media
Germany / Mar 19, 2026 / 16
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