A Very Handy Man
Cast & Crew
Alessandro Blasetti
Ugo Tognazzi
Giovanna Ralli
Pierre Brasseur
Anouk Aimée
Elisa Cegani
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Liolà, a carefree bachelor, works as a handyman in the Sicilian village of Lentini[?] where he has fathered five children born to five different women. His peaceful life is disrupted when he becomes involved in a village feud between the Azzara and the Palumbo families. Tuzza Azzara, one of Liolà's old conquests, visits him at old Simone Palumbo's house, where he is working, and by claiming to be pregnant by him, persuades him to divert some of Simone's water to her orange groves. Simone, the chief landowner of the village, forces Liolà to remedy the situation, and this time both families lose their water. The case is brought to court, and Tuzza, now genuinely pregnant by Liolà, is confident that he will take her side. When he remains indifferent, Tuzza visits Simone, whose pride has been wounded by the failure of his young wife, Mita, to bear him an heir, and she suggests that he pose as the father of the unborn child. Tuzza believes that in this way the feud will be settled, and the entire village will assume that Mita is responsible for the barrenness of her marriage with Simone. After beating and insulting Mita, Simone sends her away. Liolà visits her, and, after consoling each other for the injuries they have suffered, they make love. Mita soon becomes pregnant, to the delight of her deceived husband, while Liolà gains the satisfaction of maintaining his freedom, gaining revenge against Simone and Tuzza, and fathering two more illegitimate children.
Director
Alessandro Blasetti
Cast
Ugo Tognazzi
Giovanna Ralli
Pierre Brasseur
Anouk Aimée
Elisa Cegani
Dolores Palumbo
Umberto Spadaro
Rocco D'assunta
Carlo Pisacane
Claudio Micheli
Antonio Piretti
Stefano Maggi
Carlo Angeletti
Massimo Giuliani
Mariettino
Giulio Tomasini
Angela Lavagna
Miranda Poggi
Vera Drudi
Gian Gabella
Giuseppe Stagnitti
Solveig D'assunta
Nino Musco
Graziella Granata
Renato Terra
Vanda Tibursi
Erina Torelli
Crew
Sergio Amidei
Leonida Barboni
Elio Bartolini
Alessandro Blasetti
Adriano Bolzoni
Nino Crisman
Tonino Delli Colli
Carlo Di Palma
Carlo Romano
Carlo Savina
Film Details
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Trivia
Notes
Released in Italy in 1964 as Liolà.
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in Italy 1964
Released in United States December 14, 1966
Released in United States Winter December 14, 1966
b&w
dialogue Italian
subtitled
Shot in 1963.
Released in Italy 1964
Released in United States December 14, 1966 (New York City)
Released in United States Winter December 14, 1966
