To My Dear Mother on Her Birthday (1974)

  • VM18
  • 08/22/1974 (IT)
  • Comedy
  • 1h 45m

Overview

Count Fernando, called Didino, a shy and sexually repressed man, lives under the oedipal authority of countess Mafalda, his bloodsucking and over-controlling mother, until their family hires a new young maid that changes his life.

Luciano Salce

Director, Screenplay

Sergio Corbucci

Screenplay

Massimo Franciosa

Screenplay

Rafael Azcona

Novel

Luis García Berlanga

Novel

Cast

Paolo Villaggio's headshot

Paolo Villaggio

Conte Fernando - Didino
Lila Kedrova's headshot

Lila Kedrova

Contessa Mafalda
Eleonora Giorgi's headshot

Eleonora Giorgi

Angela
Antonino Faà di Bruno's headshot

Antonino Faà di Bruno

Zio Alberto
Renato Chiantoni's headshot

Renato Chiantoni

Anchise, domestico
Orchidea De Santis's headshot

Orchidea De Santis

Jolanda, la Sposa
Guido Cerniglia's headshot

Guido Cerniglia

Gianluca - Fernando's friend
Carmine Ferrara's headshot

Carmine Ferrara

Andrea - Gianluca's friend

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