To Save Nine (1989)
Originally titled simply Decimo Clandestino, this Lina Wertmuller "miniature" began life as an Italian TV drama. Piera Degli Esposti plays the widowed, impoverished mother of a huge farm family. The woman moves her nine children to Bologna, where their living conditions are deplorable. To avoid a hike in rent, she tells her landlady (Dominique Sanda) that she is living alone. Also known as To Save Nine (a curiously brief English-language title for a Wertmuller film!), IL Decimo Clandestino was expanded from 60 to 90 minutes for its theatrical release.
Director:
Lina Wertmüller
Writer:
Lina Wertmüller
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Piera Degli Esposti as Marcella Baralli |
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Dominique Sanda as Dame |
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Hartmut Becker as Herr |
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Susanna Marcomeni as Piera |
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Giorgio Trestini as Tognone |
| Directing | Lina Wertmüller | Director |
| Sound | Pino D'Angiò | Music |
| Writing | Giovanni Guareschi | Novel |
| Production | Carlo Vanzina | Producer |
| Writing | Lina Wertmüller | Screenplay |
| Camera | Carlo Tafani | Director of Photography |
| Production | Enrico Vanzina | Producer |
| Editing | Pierluigi Leonardi | Editor |
| Art | Gianni Giovagnoni | Production Design |
