The Sunday Woman

Original title: La donna della domenica

1975
R
1h 49m

IMDb RATING

6.6/10

1.4K

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Marcello Mastroianni, Jacqueline Bisset, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Roberto Infascelli, and Aldo Reggiani in The Sunday Woman (1975)

Comedy Crime Mystery

The investigation of the murder of ambiguous architect Garrone takes Police Commissioner Santamaria to the Turinese high society, but the results are unclear. In the meanwhile, another murde... Read allThe investigation of the murder of ambiguous architect Garrone takes Police Commissioner Santamaria to the Turinese high society, but the results are unclear. In the meanwhile, another murder takes place.The investigation of the murder of ambiguous architect Garrone takes Police Commissioner Santamaria to the Turinese high society, but the results are unclear. In the meanwhile, another murder takes place.

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IMDb RATING

6.6/10

1.4K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 2 wins

Trivia
The first 10 notes of the first and second lines, with the first 8 of the last line of the jaunty whistling theme in the score, along with their chord progressions, are identical to the chorus of the pop hit from the previous year, "Billy Don't be a Hero" by Murray & Callendar, but with the lines cut short.

Goofs
While Commissioner Santamaria and Anna Carla talk in the park, a microphone is repeatedly seen over the top of the camera.

Quotes
Benito's Wife: The richer they are, the sluttier.

Connections
Featured in V.I.P.-Schaukel: Episode #6.3 (1976)

Soundtracks
Centomila violoncelli
Written by Mario Casacci, Alberto Ciambricco, Leonardo Cortese
Performed by Italo Janne

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Featured review

9/10

Excellent comedy; stay away if you look for a thriller!

La "Donna della domenica" is definitely one of my favorite books and a great movie. Despite being built on a murder story, this movie is not a thriller. In fact, it is rather a comedy on the Torinese society, spanning from wanna-be-intellectuals to the rich and the beautiful, from rustic land owners to simple immigrants. And as a comedy, it is an exceptional one!

If you are looking for suspense or you are not familiar with Italian society, you should stay away from it. Also, I recommend that you need to understand Italian very well to appreciate this movie: I checked a bit the German version/subtitles, but at least 50% of the humor gets lost in the translation...