''All Ladies Do It'' ( it, Così fan tutte ) is a 1992 Italian sex comedy film directed by

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and starring

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. It is loosely based on

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Così fan tutte (''All Women Do It, or The School for Lovers''), K. 588, is an opera buffa in two acts by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. It was first performed on 26 January 1790 at the Burgtheater in Vienna, Austria. The libretto was written by Lorenzo Da Ponte w ...

''.

Synopsis

Diana (

) is a

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wife happily married to sympathetic Paolo (Paolo Lanza) but she is keen on playing benign games of seduction with other men while resisting the advances of chic lingerie shop owner Silvio (Renzo Rinaldi) and she narrates her adventures to Paolo in order to stimulate their otherwise monotonous sexual life. However, under the influence of her lesbian friend Antonietta (Isabella Deiana) and raunchy sister Nadia (Ornella Marcucci), Diana starts to move the ongoings further while Paolo is still prone to believing that events narrated by her are merely fantasies. Nevertheless, when the French Sadean antiques dealer Donatien Alphonse (Franco Branciaroli) leaves marks on her body, Paolo understands that Diana is cheating on him and throws her out of the house. Diana then seeks further sexual adventures, while she and Paolo reflect on the nature of sexuality and

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, and their future as a couple.

Reception

In a retrospective review, ''

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'' reviewed both '' The Key'' (1983) and ''All Ladies Do It'', noting that the latter "shows a marked decline in narrative sophistication and wit" noting that the Venice setting in this film is set more in studio-based constructs than ''The Key''. Brass' film relocates the story to Mussolini's time and changes the setting to Venice.

Indian adaptation

In November 2020, the Indian adaptation starring Sejal Shah released on Nuefliks OTT platform. The film is directed by Akhil Gautam;

References

External links

* 1992 films Adultery in films Films directed by Tinto Brass Commedia sexy all'italiana 1990s sex comedy films Films set in Rome Films scored by Pino Donaggio Films based on Così fan tutte 1992 comedy films 1990s Italian films {{1990s-Italy-film-stub