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in four segments; starring

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Plot

This semi-amusing sex (romance) comedy has four separate stories.

Cast

as Giorgio (segment "La telefornata") *

as Luisa (segment "La telefornata") * Elke Sommer as Ulla (segment "Il trattato di eugenetica") * Maurizio Arena as Massimo (segment "Il trattato di eugenetica) *

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as Valerio (segment "Il trattato di eugenetica) *

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as Giovanna (segment "La minestra") *

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as Beatrice (segment "Monsignor Cupido") * Jean Sorel as Vincenzo (segment "Monsignor Cupido") * Akim Tamiroff as Monsignor Arcudi (segment "Monsignor Cupido")

Notes

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* 1965 films 1960s Italian-language films Commedia all'italiana Italian anthology films Films set in Rome Films directed by Dino Risi Films directed by Mauro Bolognini Films directed by Luigi Comencini Films directed by Franco Rossi 1965 comedy films 1960s Italian films {{1960s-Italy-comedy-film-stub