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2.8/5 Mubi Produced by Giovanni Di Clemente Cinematography Camillo Bazzoni Initial release 6 February 1986 (Italy) Music director Nicola Piovani | 6.7/10 IMDb Directed by Mario Monicelli Music by Nicola Piovani Edited by Ruggero Mastroianni Director Mario Monicelli | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Written by Mario Monicelli, Suso Cecchi d'Amico, Leo Benvenuti, Piero De Bernardi, Tullio Pinelli Nominations David di Donatello for Best Actress Awards David di Donatello for Best Film Cast Stefania Sandrelli, Catherine Deneuve, Giuliano Gemma, Philippe Noiret, Liv Ullmann Similar Looking for Paradise, Three Brothers, Il Sorpasso, Life Is Beautiful, Remember Me - My Love | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Speriamo che sia femmina, internationally released as Let's Hope It's a Girl, is a 1986 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Monicelli. For this film Monicelli was awarded with a David di Donatello for Best Director and a Nastro d'Argento in the same category. The film also won the David di Donatello for Best Film, Best Supporting Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Producer, Best Editing and Best Script.
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Plot
Elena Leonardi abandoned her husband and left Rome. While she lives with her daughters and other relatives in the Tuscany region, her husband dies in a car accident. The grieving daughters blame their mother and decide to return to Rome. But, unforeseen twists and turns prevent that from happening. In the end the family reunites and continues to live together in the countryside.