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MPAA Rating - NR

Length:
    208 Minutes

Genre:
    Comedy

Original Release Date:
    Apr 26, 2005

Director
    Vittorio De Sica

Cast
    Sophia Loren, Luigi Giuliani, Anita Ekberg, Peppino De Filippo, Giacomo Furia, Alberto Sorrentino, Romy Schneider, Tomas Milian, Romolo Valli

 
Movie Summary
Released in the US by 20th Century-Fox, Boccaccio 70 is a compendium of short subjects directed by three of Italys top filmmakers. Each story is written in the style of the famed Italian essayist Boccaccio, albeit told in contemporary terms. First up is The Raffle, written by Cesare Zavattini and directed by Vittorio De Sica: Sophia Loren (wife of Boccaccio 70 producer Carlo Ponti) plays the sexy operator of a shooting gallery, who offers herself as first prize to the best shot. In The Job, written by Suso Cecchi DAmico and directed by Luchino Visconti, Romy Schneider carries a torch for her philandering boss Tomas Milian. The final segment is The Temptation of Dr. Antonio, directed by Federico Fellini and scripted by Fellini, Ennio Flaiano and Tullio Pinelli; in this one, Anita Ekberg is an image on a poster who comes to life for the benefit of a drooling middle-aged professor (Peppino De Filippo). A fourth episode, Renzo and Luciana, directed by Mario Monicelli, was cut from U.S. release. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide


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