My Darling, My Dearest (1982)

Bello mio, bellezza mia

Gennarino Laganà is a poor Sicilian who struggles with menial jobs to support his family, while his parents pressure him to seek his fortune in the North. Gennarino would never leave his beloved island if he had not stumbled into a love affair with Donna Egeria, wife of the Mafia boss Don Mimì. To escape certain revenge, he boards a goods train. In a dream, Saint Totino appears to him and promises him protection in exchange for a regulated life. He thus arrives in Milan, where he meets Armida, a woman of the streets, who takes him into her home and makes him her protector and lover. But San Totino appears again to Gennarino and reproaches him for being a kept man: he must work and Armida must change her life. 

Date of release

1982-04-03

TMDB

7.0 / 10 (1)

Runtime

2h 0m

Genres

Comedy

Director

Sergio Corbucci

Casting

• Giancarlo Giannini — Gennarino Laganà
• Mariangela Melato — Armida
• Stefania Sandrelli — Clarabella
• Massimo Mollica — Pappalucerna
• Cecilia Polizzi — Donna Egeria
• Sal Borgese — Cicciuzzo (as Sal Borgese)
• Giuliana Calandra — Zuava
• Enzo Liberti — Commendatore
• Salvatore Billa
• Marina Boccini
• Grazia Di Marzà
• Mario Donatone

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