''Monella'' (titled ''Frivolous Lola'' in the UK) is a

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directed by

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Plot

Lola (Anna Ammirati) is the teenage daughter of widow Zaira (

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) living in a small

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town (filming location is the ''

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'' of

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and

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)Primo ciak sulle rive del Po per la " Monella " di Brass
/ref> in the 1950s. She is engaged to young Masetto ( Max Parodi credited as Mario Parodi), who firmly believes in girls' virginity before marriage. They are soon to get married, but she is very much intrigued by sex, and further provoked by the antics of her

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stepfather André (

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), but Lola's approaches to Masetto for premarital sex jeopardise her relationship with him.

Cast

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* * * * 1998 films Italian sex comedy films Commedia sexy all'italiana 1990s Italian-language films 1990s French-language films 1990s sex comedy films Films directed by Tinto Brass Films set in the 1950s Films set in Italy Films scored by Pino Donaggio 1998 comedy films 1990s Italian films {{erotic-comedy-film-stub