''La bambolona'' (internationally released as ''Baby Doll'' and ''Big Baby Doll'') is a 1968 Italian

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

directed by

Franco Giraldi Franco Giraldi (11 July 1931 – 2 December 2020) was an Italian director and screenwriter. Life and career Born in Komen, Giraldi spent his childhood and adolescence between the Carso, Trieste and Gorizia. During the Second World War, still ...

. It is the Giraldi's fifth film after four successful spaghetti western and the first film in which he is credited with his real name and not as Frank Garfield. The film also represents the first of the four collaborations between Giraldi and the screenwriter

Ruggero Maccari Ruggero Maccari (28 June 1919 – 8 May 1989) was an Italian screenwriter. Specially known by his collaboration with film director and screenwriter Ettore Scola. He wrote Commedia all'italiana films such as ''The Easy Life'', '' Brutti spor ...

. The film is based on the novel with the same name written by

Alba De Céspedes Alba de Céspedes y Bertini (11 March 1911 – 14 November 1997) was a Cuban-Italian writer. Family De Céspedes was the daughter of Carlos Manuel de Céspedes y Quesada (a Cuban ambassador to Italy)Nerenberg, Ellen. "Alba De Céspedes." Itali ...

. For his role in this movie Ugo Tognazzi was awarded with a

Nastro d'Argento The Nastro d'Argento, also known by its translated name Silver Ribbon, is an Italian film award awarded each year since 1946 by the Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists (Italian: ''Sindacato Nazionale Giornalisti Cinematografici Italiani ...

for Best Actor. He later starred in two more movies directed by Giraldi, '' Cuori solitari'' and ''

La supertestimone ''La supertestimone'' is a 1971 Italian film directed by Franco Giraldi. For this film Monica Vitti was awarded with a Globo d'oro for Best Actress. Plot Marino Bottecchia, known as "Moccasin", lives on Tiziana, a prostitute his lover of whom ...

''.

Cast

Ugo Tognazzi Ugo Tognazzi (23 March 1922 – 27 October 1990) was an Italian actor, director, and screenwriter. Early life Tognazzi was born in Cremona, in northern Italy but spent his youth in various localities as his father was a travelling clerk fo ...

as Giulio Broggini * Isabella Rei as Ivana * Corrado Sonni as Rosario, Ivana's father *

Lilla Brignone Lilla Brignone (23 August 1913 – 24 March 1984) was an Italian film and theater actress. She appeared in 40 films between 1930 and 1982. Her father was film director and actor Guido Brignone and her aunt was actress Mercedes Brignone. Her ...

as Adelina, Ivana's mother * Marisa Bartoli as Luisa *

Susy Andersen Susy Andersen (born Maria Antonietta Golgi; 20 April 1940 in Pola) is an Italian actress. Filmography External links * Italian actresses 1940 births Living people People from Pula {{italy-actor-stub ...

as Silvia *

Margherita Guzzinati Margherita Guzzinati (18 May 1940 – 31 October 1997) was an Italian stage, television and film actress and television presenter. Life and career Born in Rome, Guzzinati made her professional debut at young age, in the play ''Questa sera si r ...

as Daria

References

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* 1968 films Commedia all'italiana Films set in Rome Films directed by Franco Giraldi Films scored by Luis Bacalov Films with screenplays by Ruggero Maccari 1968 comedy films 1960s Italian films {{1960s-Italy-comedy-film-stub