A Magical Vision From Three of Italy's Most Acclaimed Directors including the Director of CINEMA PARADISO

Especially on Sunday

6.2 (13 votes)• 1991• 118m•Released

Comedy Romance

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Four lighthearted stories set in the idyllic Italian countryside: an old grouch is befriended by a stray dog; a lonely widow spies on her newly-wed son and daughter-in-law; a German tourist tries to seduce a younger nurse. The fourth segment was cut in the US by its distributor Miramax.

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Production Details

Languages: Italian

Director: Giuseppe Tornatore, Marco Tullio Giordana, Giuseppe Bertolucci, Francesco Barilli

Starring Cast: Philippe Noiret, Ornella Muti, Bruno Ganz, Jean-Hugues Anglade, Chiara Caselli, Nicoletta Braschi

Cast

Philippe Noiret

Amleto

Ornella Muti

Anna

Bruno Ganz

Vittorio

Jean-Hugues Anglade

The Biker

Chiara Caselli

Bride

Nicoletta Braschi

Nicoletta

Maddalena Fellini

Caterina

Sergio Bini Bustric

Lele

Andrea Prodan

Marco

Ivano Marescotti

Father Vincenzo

Josse De Pauw

Lupo

Vittorio Di Prima

Amleto (voice)

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