Brutti di notte

Brutti di notte
Film poster
Directed by	Giovanni Grimaldi
Written by	Giovanni Grimaldi
Starring	Franco Franchi Ciccio Ingrassia
Cinematography	Stelvio Massi
Edited by	Daniele Alabiso
Music by	Roberto Pregadio
Production company	Claudia Cinematografica
Release date	March 14, 1968 (1968-03-14)
Running time	91 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

Brutti di notte (literally "Ugly by night") is a 1968 Italian comedy film written and directed by Giovanni Grimaldi and starring the comic duo Franco and Ciccio. It is a parody of Luis Buñuel's film Belle de Jour.^[1][2]

Plot

Tormented by strange dreams, Franco decides to be examined by a psychoanalyst and, accompanied by Ciccio, his brother-in-law, goes to doctor Federzotti. Having established the cause of the complex that afflicts him, the psychoanalyst prescribes an intense love life as a cure. One day Ciccio discovers him in the company of a lady and immediately warns his wife Rosaspina. The woman, however, having understood that she is the cause of Franco's problems, due to the thick beard that frames her face, decides to get a facial plastic. Completely transformed, she makes an appointment with her husband undercover. Ciccio surprises them and, not knowing the truth, threatens to have Franco kicked out of the house. Rosaspina then reveals her true identity, bringing peace and harmony back into the family.

Cast

• Franco Franchi as himself
• Ciccio Ingrassia as Rosapina's brother
• Gabriella Giorgelli as Rosapina
• Fulvia Franco as Miss Ananas
• Helga Liné as Ursula
• Antonella Steni as Mazzacurati
• Alfredo Rizzo as Dr. Federzotti
• Ignazio Leone as Giulio

References

1. Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia; Mario Pecorari. Dizionario del cinema italiano. I film. Gremese Editore, 1992. ISBN 8876055932.
2. Paolo Mereghetti. Il Mereghetti - Dizionario dei film. B.C. Dalai Editore, 2010. ISBN 8860736269.

External links

• Brutti di notte at IMDb