In Gangsters under the Sofa: Giuliano GEMMA and Klaus KINSKI as Rita HAYWORTH's sons
Anyone who has a family like that shouldn't be surprised if life doesn't go quite as smoothly...
Cult director Duccio TESSARI once again lets his cynicism run wild and gives the interested audience an enjoyable crime thriller. But beware! Things are absolutely not nice and friendly here! Malice and copious amounts of alcohol give each other the power to callousness. And then the cast! Casting GEMMA and KINSKI as half-brothers is a great thing! And then the slightly aging stunner Rita HAYWORTH (I just say: GILDA, the goddess is dancing!!!) shines as the mother from the deepest pit of hell you can only imagine. As a teenager in the eighties, HAYWORTH has of course become a very sad symbol for me. Similar to Rock HUDSON, who became a public figure of suffering for AIDS, this applies to Rita HAYWORTH in relation to ALZHEIMER. To this day, I still remember with horror paparazzi photos of the already confused Hollywood star. At that time, the public was not yet aware of the extent and horror of this age-related disease. When I see Rita HAYWORTH today, I always have this terrible tragedy in the back of my mind.
About the other divas in the film: Margaret LEE and BOND girl Claudine AUGER are two of the most desirable beauties of ItaloCinema, and then in a double pack. It's crazy! It was shot in New Mexico and grossed ITL 702 million at the Italian box office. In West Germany, 858,000 visitors wanted to see this very special family constellation.
Of course, the ending of the film is not revealed here. It's very special! I read somewhere that there is supposed to be another version in which HAYWORTH and AUGER give the ending a very special charm.
Anyone who has a family like that shouldn't be surprised if life doesn't go quite as smoothly...
Cult director Duccio TESSARI once again lets his cynicism run wild and gives the interested audience an enjoyable crime thriller. But beware! Things are absolutely not nice and friendly here! Malice and copious amounts of alcohol give each other the power to callousness. And then the cast! Casting GEMMA and KINSKI as half-brothers is a great thing! And then the slightly aging stunner Rita HAYWORTH (I just say: GILDA, the goddess is dancing!!!) shines as the mother from the deepest pit of hell you can only imagine. As a teenager in the eighties, HAYWORTH has of course become a very sad symbol for me. Similar to Rock HUDSON, who became a public figure of suffering for AIDS, this applies to Rita HAYWORTH in relation to ALZHEIMER. To this day, I still remember with horror paparazzi photos of the already confused Hollywood star. At that time, the public was not yet aware of the extent and horror of this age-related disease. When I see Rita HAYWORTH today, I always have this terrible tragedy in the back of my mind.
About the other divas in the film: Margaret LEE and BOND girl Claudine AUGER are two of the most desirable beauties of ItaloCinema, and then in a double pack. It's crazy! It was shot in New Mexico and grossed ITL 702 million at the Italian box office. In West Germany, 858,000 visitors wanted to see this very special family constellation.
Of course, the ending of the film is not revealed here. It's very special! I read somewhere that there is supposed to be another version in which HAYWORTH and AUGER give the ending a very special charm.