7 women and a mystery: Christmas at the cinema with Margherita Buy, Luisa Ranieri and Micaela Ramazzotti

A cast made up of so many women in an Italian film had never been seen before. Margherita Buy, Diana Del Bufalo, Luisa Ranieri, Sabrina Impacciatore, Micaela Ramazzotti, Benedetta Porcaroli e Ornella Vanoni are the protagonists of 7 women a mystery, the Christmas comedy by Alessandro Genovesi (in cinemas from 25 December) which harks back to 8 women and a mystery of the Frenchman François Ozon.

The dark atmosphere of the original film melts here under the snow. The director of Worst week of my life wanted to leave room for the genre that knows how to stage the best, comedy, which obviously joins with the thriller Agatha Christie. Who murdered Marcello, husband of Margherita (Buy)? To find the body with a knife stuck in the back is the maid Maria (Ranieri) and the suspicions of the daughters of the deceased Susanna (De Bufalo) and Caterina (Porcaroli) immediately fall on her.

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However, Margherita’s sister also lives in that house, Agostina (Impacciatore), always in love with her brother-in-law, and her elderly mother Rachel (Vanoni), who moves around the house with a wheelchair. But there is a seventh woman who could be accused of the crime: Veronica (Ramazzotti), femme fatale and former flame of Marcello. The skein is tangled, but women will come to terms with it after confessions of their most personal secrets.

We tried to get Luisa Ranieri to tell us, Margherita Buy and Micaela Ramazzotti how did it go on set with a legend like Ornella Vanoni and what are the faults of their colleagues. It must not have been easy to reconcile the needs of seven women, especially for the only man in the group, the director, who says: “I got out of it alive», ride.

Ornella Vanoni (Photo Loris Zambelli).

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«With Ornella nearby we learned to sing“Says the trio,” now we could write his biography, “smiles Buy. “Ornella is fun because she has no filters, for better or for worse,” says Luisa Ranieri. “It is of few words and it is ironic, she always has a joke ready “, adds Micaela – just like Rachele’s character, ed -,” she is a great joke, she is intelligent, sharp, subtle and has a great sensitivity. It was a privilege to work with her. ‘

As for their strengths and weaknesses, here’s what they told us. “Margherita has perfect comic timing, she makes me kill with laughter,” Ramazzotti comments. Its flaw? Always sing. I heard it from my trailer on the set ». «I, on the other hand, heard from my Micaela who in the month of August gave the instructions to prepare the broth with tortellini for his children»Says the fetish actress of Nanni Moretti, releasing laughter. “In those days, however, I learned a lot of recipes, I was with the pen in my hand.” Margherita’s faults? «As soon as he arrives on set everything goes wrong, he has to fuel up, then when he gains confidence everything goes smoothly and he starts singing», confesses Luisa Ranieri.

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