The Blue Collar Worker And The Hairdresser in a Whirl of Sex And Politics

– This Italian political satire from filmmaker Lina Wertmuller will be most enjoyable for those well-g..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
5.60 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 41 Minutes
Release Year:
1996
Original Name:
Metalmeccanico e parrucchiera in un turbine di sesso e di politica
The Blue Collar Worker and the Hairdresser in a Whirl of Sex and Politics (1996) - Also known as Metalmeccanico e parrucchiera in un turbine di sesso e di politica

This Italian political satire from filmmaker Lina Wertmuller will be most enjoyable for those well-grounded in Italian politics. Covering the late March through April general elections of 1994 in which right-wing conservatives routed the incumbent leftists. This is particularly upsetting for Tunin, a mechanic with a firm belief in communism. Fearing that his party is about to lose, he journeys to a northern village to stir up trouble. He isn't there long before he is arguing with a beautiful hairdresser. Their debate is fiery as is his growing and impossible-to-disguise passion for her. She too is intrigued with him, but their disparate ideologies threaten to keep them apart.

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Release Date:

10 Oct 1996

Language:

Italian

Director:

Lina Wertmüller

Writer:

Leonardo Benvenuti (screenplay), Leonardo Benvenuti (story), Piero De Bernardi (screenplay), Piero De Bernardi (story), Lina Wertmüller (screenplay), Lina Wertmüller (story)

Main Actors:

Tullio Solenghi, Gene Gnocchi, Veronica Pivetti, Cyrielle Clair

Plot:

Dopo le elezioni del 1994 Tunin, di Rifondazione Comunista e con l'hobby delle auto d'epoca, si incontra o meglio si scontra durante una manifestazione con la leghista Rossella e nonostante le divergenze politiche ne viene fortemente attratto. Rossella scommette con la sua amica Anitina che riuscirà a farlo diventare leghista, a onore del "Senatur". Poi Tunin e il suo amico Zvanin vengono messi in cassa integrazione. Il loro tempo libero aumenta così a dismisura e con questo l'ossessione di Tunin per Rossella. Quindi le mogli di Tunin e Zvanin decidono di aprire un ristorante per tirare avanti...

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
5.6/10