HOW FUNNY CAN SEX BE?

“Giancarlo Giannini, star of "Swept Away", plays 8 beauties”

A nine-episode anthology film about love, sex, and marriage in contemporary, mid-'70s Italy.

Above the Line

Dino Risi·DirectorRuggero Maccari·ScreenplayDino Risi·ScreenplayAlfio Contini·Director of PhotographyArmando Trovajoli·Original Music Composer

Cast

Giancarlo Giannini·Domenico ('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 italiano all'estero') / Michele Maccò ('La vendetta') / Saturnino ('Un amore difficile') / Dottor Bianchi ('L'ospite')Laura Antonelli·Madame 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 ('Lavoratore italiano all'estero') / Donna Mimma Maccò ('La vendetta') / Tiziana ('L'ospite')Alberto Lionello·Gilda / Cosimo ("Un amore difficile")Duilio Del Prete·Vittorio / ('L'ospite')Paola Borboni·Esperia / ('Non è mai troppo tardi')Carla Mancini·Rosario / Maid - ('L'ospite')Lino Puglisi·Don Alvaro Macaluso / ('La vendetta')Cinzia Romanazzi·Grazia's Friend / ('Viaggio di nozze')Franca Scagnetti·Grazia's Mother / ('Viaggio di nozze')Pippo Starnazza·Peppino / Gardener - ('Un amore difficile')

Full Crew

(8 credits)

Directing· 1

Dino Risi·Director

Writing· 2

Ruggero Maccari·ScreenplayDino Risi·Screenplay

Camera· 1

Alfio Contini·Director of Photography

Sound & Music· 1

Armando Trovajoli·Original Music Composer

Art & Design· 1

Lorenzo Baraldi·Production Design

Production· 2

Adriano De Micheli·ProducerPio Angeletti·Producer

By the Numbers

61.4

OF 100

Master Score

6.1

OF 10

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