Atrocious Tales of Love and Death (1979)

6.4/10 • 115 min • Comedy Thriller

Overview

Raphael, a restaurant mandolin player with a limp, a father to support, and a lot of debt, accepts a job offered by his friend, Giardino, to play a serenade under an apartment window at the behest of a mysterious blonde. As he’s playing, a man high up on a balcony is pushed to his death. Raffaele is compelled to conduct his own investigation and becomes embroiled in a mystery involving a macabre secret...

Cast

Marcello Mastroianni

Raffaele Capece

Ornella Muti

Michel Piccoli

Zeudi Araya

Capucine

Peppino De Filippo

Renato Pozzetto

Commissario Voghera

Peppe Barra

Maria Pia Cafiero

Leopard Suit Woman (uncredited)

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