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HOW DARE YOU COME INTO MY HOUSE, MOTHERFUCKER!
― Francesca to Katie during the Manson Family's break-in to Rick Dalton's house[src]

Francesca Capucci is the tritagonist in Quentin Tarantino's ninth film Once Upon a Time In Hollywood. She is an Italian starlet and Rick Dalton's wife.

She was portrayed by Lorenza Izzo.

Biography[]

Francesca met and married an American actor, Rick Dalton, during his stay in Italy.

Francesca and Rick

Francesca and Rick after arriving to L.A.

She flew back to Los Angeles with her husband alongside his stunt double, Cliff Booth. Upon arriving she was delighted with Rick's apartment.

On 8th August 1969, Rick and Cliff went to the Valley Mexican restaurant landmark Casa Vega on Ventura while Francesca stayed behind, enjoying her nap under guard of Booth's pitbull, Brandy.

Some time after, Francesca was accidentally woken up by Cliff via loud music. Subsequently she was coerced into going to the living room by armed Patricia "Katie" Krenwinkel, a member of the Manson Family, who broke into the house with two other cultists (Tex and Sadie) in order to murder all residents. After Cliff had initiated a fight with the invaders, Francesca punched Katie but quickly ran away after being threatened with a knife. She hid in the bedroom where eventually she was joined by startled Brandy.

After the cultists were killed in self-defence, Francesca was interrogated by the police about the attack and shortly after went back to sleep, taking five sleeping pills.

Trivia[]

  • Francesca is based on 1960s Italian actresses and sex symbols, namely Sophia Loren, Claudia Cardinale, Virna Lisi and Monica Vitti.
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