Acting
Didi Perego commits to unhinged like a legend.
Direction
Girolami's episodic chaos somehow holds together.
Director
Marino Girolami
Didi Perego
Annalena (episode "La svitata")
Ennio Girolami
Giancarlo (episode "La svitata")
Carlo Pisacane
Capannelle (episode "La svitata")
Liù Bosisio
Carletta (episode 'La svitata')
Ciccio Ingrassia
The killer (episode "Un delitto quasi perfetto")
Franco Franchi
The killer (episode "Un delitto quasi perfetto")
Ave Ninchi
Adelina Borletti (episode "Un delitto quasi perfetto")
Maria Grazia Spina
Barbara (episode "Un delitto quasi perfetto")
Walter Chiari
Bortolo Masteghin (episode "40 ma non li dimostra")
Gloria Paul
Rossana (episode "40 ma non li dimostra")
Franca Marzi
Donna Carla (episode "Canto flamenco")
Gabriele Tinti
Giorgio (episode "Canto flamenco")
Paquita Rico
The singer (episode "Canto flamenco")
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This anthology format was wildly popular in 1960s Italy, letting studios pack multiple stars into one cheap production.
The title 'Le tardone' roughly translates to 'old hens'—a cheeky, slightly rude term that sets the irreverent tone immediately.
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