''Private Lessons'' ( it, Lezioni private, also known as ''The Private Lesson'') 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. ...
Italian commedia sexy all'italiana
The commedia sexy all'italiana (, lit. "sex comedy Italian style"), also known as commedia scollacciata or commedia erotica all'italiana, is a subgenre of Italian ''commedia all'italiana'' film genre.
Style
''Commedia sexy'' is characterized typ ...
film directed by
Vittorio De Sisti
Vittorio De Sisti (23 November 1940 – 22 April 2006) was a Libyan-born Italian director and screenwriter.
Born in Darna, Libya, De Sisti entered the cinema industry in 1962 as a sound engineer. In 1966, after graduating from the Centro S ...
that stars
Carroll Baker.
Plot
At a college run by Catholic priests, Laura arrives as the new piano teacher. An attractive blonde, she is single and devoted to her art. Alessandro, handsome 17-year-old virgin son of a possessive mother, falls instantly in love with her. This is perceived by Emanuela, the girl who hopes to conquer him, and by Gabriele, her secretly gay brother who has the same dream. Alessandro's mother, completely unaware of these emotional cross-currents, hires Laura to give him additional lessons in their home.
Gabriele senses an opportunity when he comes across a vantage point where he can look into Laura's apartment and, borrowing a sophisticated camera, is able to take shots of her naked and playing with herself, which he then uses to blackmail her into exposing her body progressively to Alessandro. Although excited, the boy is bemused at this behaviour, while Laura is deeply humiliated.
At the end of term, Alessandro escapes this tense environment by going to stay with his earthy uncle in the country and has an encounter with a maid, which gives him sexual confidence. Going home, he starts trying his newfound skills on Emanuela, but they are interrupted and he hides in Gabriele's room. There he finds the photographs and negatives of Laura, which he takes to her. They confront Gabriele, who sees that his plot has failed, and Laura rewards her saviour with a long night together. In the morning she explains that a relationship would not work, so he goes back to an eager Emanuela.
Cast
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Carroll Baker: Laura Formenti
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Rosalino Cellamare
Rosalino Cellamare (born 13 August 1953) better known as Ron, is an Italian singer-songwriter and musician.
Born in Dorno, province of Pavia, he debuted under his true name at the 1970 edition of the Sanremo Festival, together with Nada. In the ...
: Alessandro Corsini
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Leonora Fani
Leonora Fani (born 18 February 1954) is an Italian former film actress.
Career
Born in Crocetta del Montello, province of Treviso, as Eleonora Cristofani, Leonora Fani was launched in 1971 by winning the " Miss Teenager" pageant. Then she had a ...
: Emanuela Finzi
* Emilio Locurcio: Gabriele Finzi, brother of Emanuela
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Carlo Giuffrè: Luigi, Alessandro's father
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Leopoldo Trieste
Leopoldo Trieste (3 May 1917 – 25 January 2003) was an Italian actor, film director and script writer.
Trieste was born in Reggio Calabria. He worked with directors such as Pietro Germi, Francis Ford Coppola, Giuseppe Tornatore, Mario Bava, ...
: The exhibitionist
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Renzo Montagnani: Giulio, Alessandro's uncle
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Femi Benussi
Eufemia "Femi" Benussi (born 4 March 1945) is a Yugoslav-Italian film actress. She appeared in 82 films between 1965 and 1983.
Benussi was born in Rovigno, Italy (now Rovinj, Croatia). She debuted on stage at the ''Teatro del Popolo'' of Rijeka ...
: Rosina, Giulio's maid
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Eugene Walter: Uncle of Emanuela
References
External links
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''Private Lessons''at
Variety Distribution
Italian sex comedy films
1970s sex comedy films
Films directed by Vittorio De Sisti
Films scored by Franco Micalizzi
Commedia sexy all'italiana
1975 comedy films
1975 films
1970s Italian films
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