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Jessica
“She's a Honeyhaired Dish of Dynamite - Who Explodes Joy On the Screen!”
4.5 / 10• 1962• 1h 52m•NR• English
ComedyDramaRomance
Storyline
When the men of a Sicilian village start obsessing over ravishing blonde midwife Jessica, angry females revolt by refusing to have sex with their husbands. As the local priest tries to encourage procreation, Jessica falls for a tricky recluse.
Cast & Crew
Maurice Chevalier
Father Antonio
Lead
Angie Dickinson
Jessica Brown Visconti
Noël-Noël
Old Crupi
Gabriele Ferzetti
Edmondo Raumo
Sylva Koscina
Nunzia Tuffi
Agnes Moorehead
Maria Lombardo
Marcel Dalio
Luigi Tuffi
Antonio Cifariello
Gianni Crupi
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Oreste Palella's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Jessica is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
