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How Funny Can Sex Be?

1973 · 97 min

A breezy, cheeky parade of comic sketches that treats sex as a punchline, skimming along on charm and silliness rather than depth.

Tagline: Giancarlo Giannini, star of "Swept Away", plays 8 beauties
Overview: A nine-episode anthology film about love, sex, and marriage in contemporary, mid-'70s Italy.
How it feels: Satirical, absurd, light and cynical. Brisk and easy to follow.
About: Sexuality, gender, class, betrayal
Content: Strong sexual content. Mild violence and language. No gore.
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Tone: satiricalstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: sexuality
gender
class
betrayal
power
Places: big city
single country house
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: anthology
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex strong

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Giancarlo GianniniDomenico ('Signora sono le 8') / Cesaretto ('Due cuori e una baracca') / Enrico ('Non è mai troppo tardi') / Lello ('Viaggio di nozze') / Giansiro ('Torna piccina mia') / The Donor ('Lavoratore italia
Laura AntonelliMadame Juliette ('Signora sono le 8') / Celestina ('Due cuori e una baracca') / Enrico's Wife ('Non è mai troppo tardi') / Grazia ('Viaggio di nozze') / Tamara ('Torna piccina mia') / The Nun ('Lavora
Alberto LionelloGilda / Cosimo ("Un amore difficile")
Duilio Del PreteVittorio / ('L'ospite')
Paola BorboniEsperia / ('Non è mai troppo tardi')
Carla ManciniRosario / Maid - ('L'ospite')
Lino PuglisiDon Alvaro Macaluso / ('La vendetta')
Cinzia RomanazziGrazia's Friend / ('Viaggio di nozze')
Franca ScagnettiGrazia's Mother / ('Viaggio di nozze')
Pippo StarnazzaPeppino / Gardener - ('Un amore difficile')
Patrizia Mauro
Lorenzo Piani