''La moglie vergine'', internationally released as ''The Virgin Wife'', ''Valentina'' and ''You've Got to Have Heart'', is a

1975 It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 - Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...

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directed by

Marino Girolami Marino Girolami (1 February 1914 – 20 February 1994) was an Italian film director and actor. Biography Marino Giorlami was born on 1 February 1914 in Rome, Italy. Formally a Professional boxer, Girolami ended his boxing career when he was 20. ...

(here credited as Franco Martinelli).

Plot

For their honeymoon, Giovannino and Valentina go to the villa of his uncle Federico on

Lake Iseo Lake Iseo or Iseo lake ( ; it, Lago d'Iseo ; lmo, Lach d'Izé, label=Eastern Lombard), also known as Sebino (; la, Sebinus), is the fourth largest lake in Lombardy, Italy, fed by the Oglio River. It is in the north of the country in the Val ...

. Their first and subsequent nights are a failure, as she is shy and he, despite no difficulties with other women, cannot perform. News of this non-consummation spreads through the family and even into the town. To counter the shame, both Federico and the family lawyer offer to initiate Valentina, but she refuses. Tension mounts when Giovannino's brother Gianfranco arrives with his insatiable German wife Brigitte. Valentina's mother Lucia also turns up to encourage her increasingly stressed daughter who, after a fierce family argument, runs out to the lakeside. Afraid she might attempt suicide, Giovannino and Lucia take a motor boat in search of her, but it runs out of fuel. A ferocious storm breaks and a young French tourist finds the soaked and shivering Valentina. Taking her to his tent, after getting her to strip and dry herself he quietly and tenderly takes her virginity. Meanwhile the soaked and shivering Giovannino and Lucia have paddled to shore and found shelter in a fisherman's hut where, after stripping and drying, Lucia finds he has no difficulty in making love. When all three have found their way back to Federico's house in the morning, Lucia announces that Giovannino and Valentina will now come to live with her.

Cast

*Edwige Fenech: Valentina *Ray Lovelock: Giovannino Arrighini *Renzo Montagnani: Federico *Antonio Guidi: Caldura *

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: Gianfranco Arrighini *

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: Camilla *Florence Barnes: Brigitte Arrighini *

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: Lucia *

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: Matilde

References

External links

* 1975 films 1970s sex comedy films Films directed by Marino Girolami Films scored by Armando Trovajoli Commedia sexy all'italiana Adultery in films Films about virginity 1970s Italian-language films 1975 comedy films 1970s Italian films {{erotic-comedy-film-stub