To My Dear Mother on Her Birthday

To My Dear Mother on Her Birthday

105 mins | Comedy | Aug. 22, 1974

Count Fernando, called Didino, a shy and sexually repressed man, lives under the oedipal authority of countess Mafalda, his bloodsucking and over-controlling mother, until their family hires a new young maid that changes his life.

To My Dear Mother on Her Birthday

105 mins | Comedy | Aug. 22, 1974

To My Dear Mother on Her Birthday
Count Fernando, called Didino, a shy and sexually repressed man, lives under the oedipal authority of countess Mafalda, his bloodsucking and over-controlling mother, until their family hires a new young maid that changes his life.
IMDb rating 6.1
Producers Rusconi Film
Original title Alla mia cara mamma nel giorno del suo compleanno
Directors Luciano Salce
Writers Sergio Corbucci, Luis García Berlanga, Luciano Salce, Massimo Franciosa, Rafael Azcona

Cast

Paolo Villaggio

as Conte Fernando - Didino

Lila Kedrova

as Contessa Mafalda

Eleonora Giorgi

as Angela

Antonino Faà di Bruno

as Zio Alberto

Renato Chiantoni

as Anchise, domestico

Orchidea De Santis

as Jolanda, la Sposa

Guido Cerniglia

as Gianluca - Fernando's friend

Carmine Ferrara

as Andrea - Gianluca's friend

Enzo Spitaleri

as Fernando, lo Sposo

Jimmy il Fenomeno

as Peppe - Angela's brother

Vera Drudi

as Driade, domestica

Lella Cattaneo

as Woman in church (uncredited)