Drama · Comedy
The Ape Woman
A modest Neapolitan man meets a young woman with excessive hairiness. He exhibits her at fairs and marries her. It is after marriage that he receives a tempting offer from a French manager.
Top Cast
Ugo Tognazzi
Antonio Semola
Annie Girardot
Maria
Achille Majeroni
Majoroni
Filippo Pompa Marcelli
Bruno
Ermelinda De Felice
Sister Furgonicino
Elvira Paolini
Chambermaid in Paris
Ugo Rossi
Baron Rossi
Eva Belami
Directed by
Marco Ferreri
Production
Reviews
lasttimeisaw
2/11/2017
* English Title: The Ape Woman * Original Title: La donna scimmia * Year: 1964 * Country: Italy, France * Language: Italian * Genre: Comedy, Drama * Director: Marco Ferreri * Writers: * Marco Ferrieri * Rafael Azcona * Music: Teo Usuelli * Cinematography: Aldo Tonti * Cast: * Ugo Tognazzi * Annie Girardot * Achille Majeroni * Ermelinda De Felice * Rating: 6.2/10 A competition entry in Cannes from Italy in 1964, this Marco Ferreri Black-and-White satire cashes in on the real-life story of Julia Pastrana (1834-1860), an indigenous woman from Mexico, whose face and body was covered with straight black hair due to an undiagnosed genetic condition, and was exploited in freak shows as a hybrid between an ape and a woman. The story is transposed to Naples, where Anto
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