The Cricket
An impressionable young woman's relationship with an aging prostitute leads to a job as a maid at a brothel.
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📋 Film Details
| Original Title | La cicala |
| Year | 1980 |
| Country | Italy |
| Genre | Drama |
| Director | Alberto Lattuada |
| Runtime | 101 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 4.9/10 (15 votes) |
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🎬 MovieFinder's Take
This is quietly operating cinema. No big events, no crisis turns — just people and how they live through what happens to them.
Strengths: atmosphere, actors, accuracy of detail. Weaknesses: the pace isn't for everyone, the ending may feel unresolved.
For people who watch films for feeling, not entertainment.
Director: Alberto Lattuada
— MovieFinder Editorial
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Viewing atmosphere: An evening when your mind is at peace. With someone you can sit in silence with after. Wine or tea.
🎭 Cast
Virna Lisi
Wilma Malinverni
Anthony Franciosa
Annibale Meneghetti, detto Ulisse
Renato Salvatori
Carburo
Clio Goldsmith
Cicala
Barbara De Rossi
Saveria, la figlia di Wilma
Antonio Cantafora
Alberto 'Cipria' Antonelli
Aristide Caporale
Bretella
Antonello Fassari
Caporale
Riccardo Garrone
Ermete
Mario Maranzana
Bertazzoni
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