A Woman on Fire (aka Burn, Boy, Burn aka Brucia Ragazzo, Brucia)

1969
October 26, 2018

Clara, the sexually frustrated wife of a businessman goes on vacation with her husband, daughter and best friend. While there, she finally learns that sex can be passionate and wonderful, something she was never able to discover with the help of her husband. Unfortunately, she learns this with a handsome lifeguard, who finally makes her succumb to his psycho-sexual games.

Così, così… più forte (1970)

1970

Two young women, Lisa and Susan, fall in love at the tennis club in Rome. The two lovers eclipse in the intimacy of nightclubs and mellow living rooms with carpets and goldfish in their glasses. But their harmony is disturbed by the arrival of a man: Susan cheats on Lisa with Fred. Between jealousies, unanswered calls and bottles of Johnnie Walker, the triangle explodes in a petty slapping in a luxury apartment, in front of […]

Confessions of a Frustrated Housewife (aka La moglie di mio padre)

1976

A wealthy man (played by former James Bond villain Adolf Celli) suffers from impotence whenever he tries to make love to his wife (Carroll Baker). Since Viagara hadn’t been invented yet, his swinging liberal doctor (Luigi Pistilli) instead recommends a strong dose of infidelity. Before long he is rolling in the hay with a young lovely and needless to say his impotence problem is cured (it’s amazing that he doesn’t have a heart attack though). […]

That Most Important Thing: Love (aka L’important c’est d’aimer)

1975

Servais Mont, a photographer, meets Nadine Chevalier who earns her money starring in cheap soft-core movies. Trying to help her, he borrows the money from the loan sharks to finance the theatrical production of ‘Richard III’ and gives Nadine a part. Nadine is torn apart between Servais, for whom she is falling in love, and her husband Jacques, to whom she has moral obligations.

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Theorem (aka Teorema)

1968
February 16, 2018

A wealthy Italian household is turned upside down when a handsome stranger (Terence Stamp) arrives, makes love to every family member and then disappears. Each has an epiphany of sorts, but none can figure out who the seductive visitor was or why he came.

The Butcher (aka Il Macellaio, aka El carnicero)

1998

Alina is married to Daniele, a famous conductor. While Daniele is away, she finds herself attracted to Bruno, a butcher. One day, Bruno left a message… “Tomorrow morning I’ll knock on your door. If you don’t want me, don’t be there.” Next morning Bruno keeps his word. The apartment door is ajar. He finds Alina on a sofa, pale, bathed in sweat, fearful and expectant. While Daniele conducts his final concert in Samarkand, Bruno and […]