The Taming of the Scoundrel

Name: The Taming of the Scoundrel
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1980-12-20
Duration: 1 h 44 min
Rating: 8.4
Cast: Adriano Celentano, Ornella Muti, Edith Peters, Pippo Santonastaso, Jimmy il Fenomeno

Il bisbetico domato (1980)

Timing: 1:44 (104 min)

8.4/10
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7.2/10
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7.6/10
11000

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Director

Castellano, Pipolo, Franco Castellano

Actors

Adriano Celentano, Ornella Muti, Edith Peters, Pippo Santonastaso, Jimmy il Fenomeno, Milly Carlucci, Sandro Ghiani, Nicola De Buono, Marco Columbro, Vincenzo De Toma
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Mario Cecchi Gori, Vittorio Cecchi Gori

Operator

Alfio Contini

Composer

Detto Mariano

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Bruno Amalfitano

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Antonio Siciliano
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Short description

The Taming of the Scoundrel is an Italian comedy about Elia, a wealthy but ill-tempered farmer who dislikes the company of others, particularly women. His solitary life is interrupted when Lisa, a beautiful woman whose car has broken down, arrives at his door during a rainstorm. Despite Elia's rude demeanor and desire for isolation, Lisa becomes determined to win him over. The story follows her efforts to seduce the stubborn landowner and change his perspective on life.

The film was directed by Franco Castellano and written by Castellano and Pipolo. It is the second film in the director's chronological list of works, following Saturday, Sunday and Friday. The cast features Adriano Celentano as Elia Codogno and Ornella Muti as Lisa Silvestri, with Edith Peters appearing as Mamie. Produced by Capital Film under the guidance of Mario and Vittorio Cecchi Gori, the movie has a runtime of 104 minutes.

Audience reception has been positive, as reflected in the ratings. The film holds a score of 7.6/10 on IMDb based on 11,000 votes and a 7.2/10 on TMDB from 529 votes.

What's left behind the scenes

The film ranked 11th in attendance among foreign films in Soviet cinema distribution.
For release in the USSR, some scenes were cut or significantly shortened – for example, the opening scene, the scene of hunting the hunters, the scene where Elia's cow calved, the fight in the restaurant between Lisa and her friend, the erotic scene of Lisa seducing Elia topless, the penultimate scene in Elia's house after his wedding, and the scene with the pig. One of the final scenes, showing a shaking chandelier, was also cut.
The name of the main character, Eli, corresponds to the name of the biblical prophet Elijah, the meaning of whose deeds resonates with many scenes in the film. For example, the scene in which Eli talks to ravens corresponds to the biblical legend of how a raven fed the prophet.
The film's title echoes the famous comedy by William Shakespeare, “The Taming of the Shrew” (in Italian — La bisbetica domata), in which a willful and capricious woman is brought to reason by a man.