It is based on a comedy play with the same name by Ugo Chiti and the same Benvenuti.
[1] For her performance Ilaria Occhini was awarded with a Nastro d'Argento for Best Supporting Actress.
The film is set in a house in a Tuscan landscape, has an ironic content and a Christmas frame.
The film is divided into 5 episodes: The Family, The Lunch, Unexpected Pregnancy, The Videotape and Epilogue.
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