Movie

Secret Fantasy

1971 · 110 min

A slow-burning Italian sex comedy that turns a midlife crisis into a queasy, comic study of exhibitionism and self-worth.

Overview: Niccolò Vivaldi is a cello player and he plays in Arena di Verona Orchestra. But he is not the first and neither the second cello. He is frustrated. Nobody can remember his face, nor his name. Niccolò is married to Costanza, who is really beautiful and he takes some pictures of her naked. Later he shows the pictures to a friend and so he feels better. He starts to write a comic opera called "Il merlo maschio" only to discover later he had written Rossini's "La gazza ladra". To maintain his self-esteem he can only show his wife...
How it feels: Satirical, cynical, melancholic and absurd. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Obsession, identity, ambition, sexuality
Content: Strong sexual content. Mild violence and language. No gore.
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Tone: satiricalstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: obsession
identity
ambition
sexuality
madness
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex strong