Ghosts, Italian Style

Original title: Questi fantasmi

1967
G
1h 32m

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Sophia Loren in Ghosts, Italian Style (1967)

Married couple Pasquale and Maria live in a palace supposedly haunted by ghosts and pay no rent. When Pasquale finds some food in the cupboard. he thinks the ghosts are at work, but it is ac... Read allMarried couple Pasquale and Maria live in a palace supposedly haunted by ghosts and pay no rent. When Pasquale finds some food in the cupboard. he thinks the ghosts are at work, but it is actually Maria's lover, a very rich man who showers her with presents.Married couple Pasquale and Maria live in a palace supposedly haunted by ghosts and pay no rent. When Pasquale finds some food in the cupboard. he thinks the ghosts are at work, but it is actually Maria's lover, a very rich man who showers her with presents.

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Trivia
A light comedy filmed on location in Rome, Ghosts, Italian Style (1967) was re-titled Ghosts - Italian Style for the American market, an attempt to cash in on a previous Sophia Loren success, Marriage Italian Style (1964), for which the actress received a Best Actress Oscar® nomination. But the film, produced by Sophia's husband producer Carlo Ponti, quickly faded from view and, in all fairness, hadn't fared well in Italy either. It was just the beginning of a long and undistinguished phase for Loren marked by such lackluster films as Sunflower (1970), The Priest's Wife (1970), Lady Liberty (1971) and the box office disaster, Man of La Mancha (1972), based on the smash Broadway musical.

Quotes
Maria Gennari: Can a person love and not love at the same time?

Alternate versions
This film was made in two languages, Italian and English. In the English version, onscreen signs and writing are in English instead of Italian, and the main cast speak their lines in English.

Connections
Featured in Cercando Sophia (2004)

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Vent'anni
Performed by Lucio Dalla

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6/10

is the house haunted or not?

Maria and Pasquale (33 year old Loren and Gassman) are newlyweds, and live in a haunted house. Pasquale is a tone deaf singer, and bad luck follows him everywhere. Maria has an old friend, a guardian angel, who helps them. And wants Maria. A fun, silly storyline... in return for living in the castle, they must make it look very active and occupied. For some reaon. A madcap caper! From what I can tell, it was filmed in Rome, so some actors are speaking english, while the natives speak italian. The Turner Classic version is all dubbed in english. Co-stars Mario Adorf. Some fun, silly situations. All story driven. Pretty good. And Sophia Loren! Directed by Renato Castellani. Nominated for a Bafta for the 1955 version of Romeo and Juliet. Distributed by MGM in the US and England. Based on a play by Eduardo De Filippo.