The Raffle

– Francesca, an incredibly beautiful woman, after the death of her husband discovers his unfaithfulnes..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
4.90 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 33 Minutes
Release Year:
1991
Original Name:
La riffa
The Raffle (1991) - Also known as La riffa

Francesca, an incredibly beautiful woman, after the death of her husband discovers his unfaithfulness and huge amount of debts he left. Cesare is Francesca's best friend, he is a solicitor. Following his advice Francesca starts selling all her goods, like the house, jewels, furs and finally also the yacht. By doing this she is able to survive for the rest of the year, but has no prospects for the future and every attempt to get a job fails. Finally she makes a decision to set up a lottery in which the prize is her.

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The Raffle (1991) - Trailer

Release Date:

15 Nov 1991

Language:

Italian

Director:

Francesco Laudadio

Writer:

Francesco Laudadio

Main Actors:

Monica Bellucci, Giulio Scarpati, Massimo Ghini, Elena Cantarone

Plot:

Francesca, an incredibly beautiful woman, lost her husband. Only after his death she discovers his unfaithfulness and overall the huge amount of debts he left. Cesare is Francesca's best friend, he is a solicitor. Following his advices Francesca starts selling all her goods, like the house, jewels, furs and finally also the yacht. By doing this she is able to survive for the rest of the year, but has no perspective for the future. In fact she is unemployed and every plan to get a job fails. She finally takes a decision: she set up a lottery in which the prize is she. Twenty of the most influent man of the high society Bari (Italy), former Francesca's husband friends, accepts the rules and buy the tickets. The same day Francesca fall in love for Antonio and manage the situation becomes harder. A judge is investigating on the illegal lottery; a scandal is going to explode. Francesca has to find a way out of the strange but danger situation.

Awards:

1 nomination.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
4.9/10