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Boccaccio '70
“The first 4-act motion picture ever presented!”
6.9 / 10• 1962• 3h 24m•NR• Italian
ComedyRomance
Storyline
An anthology of four comic moral tales about the hypocrisies surrounding sex in 1960s Italy: frothy young love and office politics in the big city; milk advertisements that begin to haunt an aging prude; a trophy wife enduring her husband's very public affairs; a lucky ticket-holder at a small town fair.
Cast & Crew
Marisa Solinas
Luciana (segment "Renzo e Luciana")
Lead
Anita Ekberg
Anita (segment "Le tentazioni del dottor Antonio")
Romy Schneider
Pupe (segment "Il lavoro")
Sophia Loren
Zoe (segment "La riffa")
GG
Germano Gilioli
Renzo (segment "Renzo e Luciana")
Peppino De Filippo
Dr. Antonio Mazzuolo (segment "Le tentazioni del dottor ...")
Tomas Milian
Conte Ottavio (segment "Il lavoro")
AV
Alfio Vita
Cuspet (segment "La riffa")
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Mario Monicelli's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Boccaccio '70 is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
