Scene from La riffa (1991)
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Alternate Names: Monica Anna Maria Bellucci, Μόνικα Άννα Μαρία Μπελούτσι, مونیکا بلوچی, Моника Беллуччи
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Full Biography
Monica Anna Maria Bellucci (Italian: [ˈmɔːnika belˈluttʃi]; born 30 September 1964) is an Italian actress and model. She began her career as a fashion model, modelling for Dolce & Gabbana and Dior, before making a transition to Italian films and later American and French films.
Bellucci played a Bride of Dracula in Francis Ford Coppola's gothic horror romance film Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) and Malèna Scordia in the Italian-language romantic drama Malèna (2000). She was in the controversial Gaspar Noé arthouse horror film Irréversible (2002), and portrayed Mary Magdalene in Mel Gibson's biblical drama The Passion of the Christ (2004).
In the 2003 science-fiction films The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions, she played Persephone. In the 2015 James Bond film Spectre, she became the oldest Bond girl in the history of the franchise.
About the Movie: La riffa (1991)
Alternative Title: Томбола, モニカ・ベルッチ 情事, Лотерея, The Raffle
Director: Francesco Laudadio
Writer: Francesco Laudadio
Production & Genre
Producer(s): Producer: Jacopo Capanna, Giuseppe Perugia
Companies: Produttori Associati, Filmola, Union Film
Genre: Comedy, Comedy Drama, Drama, Romance
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Keywords
Keywords: anonymous complaint, demanding an explanation, female nudity, female rear nudity, household auction, husband killed in a car crash, illegal lottery, implied fellatio, mother daughter relationship, penniless woman, scam, seduction, sex scene, sold yacht, the truth, woman on top, woman wears a black dress, woman wears a dress, woman wears a little black dress, woman wears glasses
Story
Francesca, a beautiful woman who recently lost her husband and discovered his infidelity and debts, struggles financially. Her best friend Cesare, a solicitor, advises her to sell off her belongings to survive. Though she manages for a while, she faces job rejections and has no future prospects. Desperate, Francesca sets up an unusual lottery where the prize is herself. Twenty influential men from Bari's high society buy tickets in this illegal game. On the same day, Francesca falls in love with Antonio. However, their situation becomes complicated when a judge starts investigating the lottery, threatening to expose the scandal.
Summary
La riffa (1991) is an Italian comedy-drama directed by Francesco Laudadio, blending elements of drama and romance. The story revolves around Francesca, a woman navigating grief and financial crisis after her husband's death, leaving behind debts and infidelity. In her desperation, she organizes an unconventional lottery with herself as the prize, drawing the attention of Bari's elite. The film explores themes of love, betrayal, friendship, and survival amidst unusual circumstances.