7.1
Fun Is Beautiful
1980
The Birds, the Bees and the Italians (1966)
February 10, 19661h 55mIT
7.1
75 votes
Overview
An anthology presents three storylines, all set in the Italian town of Treviso: A husband pretends to be impotent as a cover for having an affair; a bank clerk abandons his wife for his mistress, but the rest of the town's husbands become jealous and unite to conspire against them; and local men all seduce a promiscuous young woman, but when her father eventually reveals that she is underage, they all face prosecution for statutory rape.
Director
Pietro GermiTop Billed Cast
Status
Released
Original Language
Italian
Budget
N/A
Revenue
N/A
Production Companies
Dear FilmLes Films du Siècle
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User Reviews
CinemaSerf
7.0Who knew Treviso was the place to live, if you fancied a bit of good old-fashioned infidelity? The town is positively writhing in pudgy middle-aged gentlemen who drink excessively then routinely cheat on their wives and sweethearts. There are three inter-connected stories here that follow the licentious behaviour of these citizens. The first gent, “Gasparini” (Alberto Lionello) is married to the the somewhat imperious “Ippolita” (Olga Villi) and he has been claiming impotence to avoid fulfilling his conjugal duties. He confides this problem to his doctor “Castellan” (Gigi Ballista) only he doe…
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