Four comedic vignettes dealing with sex. Directed by Nino Risi, a husband (Nino Manfredi) desirous of sex with his wife (Virna Lisi) must wait while she has an endless discussion on the phone with her mother. Directed by Luigi Comencini, a student (Elke Sommer) of eugenics attempts to track down the perfect Italian male to father her child. Directed by Franco Rossi, an unhappy housewife (Monica Vitti) tries to hire somebody to kill her husband without much success. Based on a story by Boccaccio and directed by Mauro Bolognini, a married woman (Gina Lollobrigida) lusts after the virginal nephew (Jean Sorel) of a Catholic priest (Akim Tamiroff) and uses the priest in an attempt to seduce the nephew. Ah, the Italian sex comedy. Quite naughty in their day but after years of graphic sexuality, today their mischievousness seems almost innocent. The first two are negligible but the last two are fairly amusing with both Vitti and Lollobrigida displaying their farcical talents. The melodic score is by Armando Trovajoli.
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