Emmanuelle's Silver Tongue
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| Directed by | Mauro Ivaldi |
| Screenplay by | Mauro Ivaldi Guido Leoni |
| Starring | Carmen Villani Nadia Cassini |
| Cinematography | Gino Santini |
| Edited by | Carlo Reali |
| Music by | Alberto Baldan Bembo |
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| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
Emmanuelle's Silver Tongue (Italian: Ecco lingua d'argento, lit. 'Here is silver tongue') is a 1976 commedia sexy all'italiana film co-written and directed by Mauro Ivaldi and starring Carmen Villani and Nadia Cassini. It is the sequel of My Mother's Friend.
Plot
[edit] | This article needs a plot summary. (July 2025) |
Cast
[edit]- Carmen Villani as Andrea
- Nadia Cassini as Emmanuelle
- Roberto Cenci as Billy
- Gianfranco D'Angelo as Roberto 'Bobby' De Michelis
- Enzo Andronico as the Smokehouse Owner
Production
[edit]The sequel of My Mother's Friend, it was produced by Summit Cinematografica.[1][2] It initially had the working title Vieni qui al caldo... ('Come here to the warmth...'), which was later changed to Lingua d'argento ('Silver tongue').[2] The film was rejected twice by the censors before undergoing cuts and a title change.[2] The film was shot on the Tunisian island of Djerba.[2]
Reception
[edit]The film was a box office success, grossing about 760 million lire.[2] Corriere della Sera film critic Giovanna Grassi described it as 'just another cinametographic abortion', an 'abyss of tedious stupidity' with 'a vulgar screenplay stuffed with clichés and dime-store psychology'.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Napolitano, Riccardo (1986). Commedia all'italiana: angolazioni controcampi. Gangemi. p. 393. ISBN 978-88-7448-157-6.
- ^ a b c d e Giusti, Marco (2019). "L'amica di mia madre". Dizionario Stracult della commedia sexy. Bloodbuster edizioni. pp. 98–9. ISBN 978-88-943385-3-9.
- ^ Grassi, Giovanna (29 May 1976). "Navigata donzella molto promette e poco concede". Corriere della Sera. p. 15.
