Lady Dynamite (film)
| Lady Dynamite | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Giuseppe Vari |
| Written by | Aldo Crudo Gastone Ramazzotti Giuseppe Vari |
| Starring | Lydia Alfonsi Venantino Venantini Anthony Steffen |
| Cinematography | Carlo Cerchio |
| Edited by | Manlio Camastro |
| Music by | Mario Bertolazzi |
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| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
Lady Dynamite (Italian: La padrina, lit. 'The Godmother') is a 1973 mafia film co-written and directed by Giuseppe Vari under the pseudonym Al Pisani.
Plot
Cast
- Lydia Alfonsi as Costanza Cavallo
- Venantino Venantini as Tommaso Russo
- Anthony Steffen as Nico Barresi
- Mario Danieli as Saro Giarratana
- Umberto Raho as Vito Spezzino
- Orchidea De Santis as Marisa
- Maurice Poli as Tony Cavallo
- Renzo Rinaldi as Salvatore Catanese
- Carlo Gaddi as Tommaso's Man
- Luigi Antonio Guerra
- Manfred Freyberger as Nino
- Robert Hundar as Tall Mobster
- Giangiacomo Elia as Raf
Production
The film was shot between Syracuse, Sicily and the Elios studios in Rome.[1] During production, lead actress Lydia Alfonsi was seriously injured while performing a stunt.[2]
Release
The film was released in Italian cinemas on 23 March 1973.[1]
Reception
Film historian Roberto Curti noted how the film, attempting to outdo the level of violence shown in The Godfather, "often borders on the grotesque", and described it as having a "vaguely feminist flair" and a "very poor script and direction".[1] Paolo Mereghetti also panned the film, describing it as just "a mediocre festival of killings and acts of brutality".[3]
References
- ^ a b c Curti, Roberto (5 November 2013). Italian Crime Filmography, 1968-1980. McFarland. pp. 88–9. ISBN 978-0-7864-6976-5.
- ^ "Lidia Alfonsi si ferisce mentre gira La padrina". Corriere della Sera. 23 November 1972. p. 10.
- ^ Mereghetti, Paolo (2010). "La padrina". Il Mereghetti 2011. Vol. 2. Baldini Castoldi Dalai. ISBN 978-88-6073-626-0.