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directed by

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, starring

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and

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. It was Zampa's final film. It is an anthology of 8 unrelated vignettes, each involving a very attractive woman. The four lead actresses star in two vignettes each.

Plot

A woman (Kristel) lures a man into her room for a mysterious purpose; a schoolboy gets a prostitute (Vitti) to pretend to be his mother at an interview with the school principal; a reporter's interview with a recent widow (Andress) takes an unusual turn; a woman (Antonelli) finds a permanent way to end her husband's jealousy; a woman (Kristel) finds her husband unenduringly boring; a woman (Vitti) tries to recover a stolen necklace she herself just stole; a woman (Andress) causes traffic accidents by seductively distracting male drivers; a shy orchestra conductor has his tryst with a businesswoman (Antonelli) constantly interrupted.

Cast

as The Stroller / The Widow *

as The Wife / The Businesswoman *

as The Lady on the Bed / The Unhappy Wife *

as Maria, the fake mother / The Thief *

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as Fioroni / The Arab *

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as Angelo / The Photographer *

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as The Musician *

Roberto Benigni Roberto Remigio Benigni (; born 27 October 1952) is an Italian actor, comedian, screenwriter and director. He gained international recognition for writing, directing and starring in the Holocaust comedy-drama film ''Life Is Beautiful'' (1997), f ...

as The Principal *

Enrico Beruschi Enrico Beruschi (born 5 September 1941) is an Italian comedian, actor, singer and television personality. He studied at the Italian Liceo classico in Milan, having Cochi Ponzoni as his deskmate. Formerly employed in a food company, Beruschi bega ...

as The Professor *

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as Garage Owner

References

External links

* 1979 films 1979 comedy films 1970s sex comedy films 1970s Italian-language films Italian anthology films Italian sex comedy films Commedia sexy all'italiana Films directed by Luigi Zampa Films scored by Riz Ortolani 1970s Italian films {{erotic-comedy-film-stub