''Metti, una sera a cena'' (a.k.a. "Love Circle", literally "Let's Say, an Evening for Dinner") is a 1969 Italian

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directed by

Giuseppe Patroni Griffi Giuseppe Patroni Griffi (26 February 1921 – 15 December 2005) was an Italian playwright, screenwriter, director, and author. He was born in Naples in an aristocratic family and moved to Rome immediately after the end of World War II and spent ...

. It was entered into the

1969 Cannes Film Festival The 22nd Cannes Film Festival was held from 8 to 23 May 1969. At this festival a new non-competitive section called Directors' Fortnight was added, in response to the cancellation of the 1968 festival. The Grand Prix du Festival International d ...

Plot

Michel (Jean-Louis Trintignant) is a successful bourgeois playwright who fantasizes an affair between his beautiful wife, Nina (Florinda Bolkan), and his best friend, Max (Tony Musante), a bisexual actor. Unbeknownst to him, the pair have in fact been lovers for years, though Max is really in love with Michel. While Nina is occupied with Max, Michel drifts into an affair with a rich, but lonely, single woman (Annie Girardot). The four meet regularly for dinner at the home of Michel and Nina where they indulge in bored, amoral conversation. As a diversion, Max suggests to Nina that they add a third player to their bedroom games: Ric (Lino Capolicchio), Max's anarchist/poet boyfriend who lives in a dankly luxurious basement and sells himself to both men and women. After a while, Ric finds himself falling in love with Nina and eventually attempts suicide over her. Nina discovers Ric in time to save him and decides to leave Michel to live with Ric. But soon their relationship withers and Nina returns to her husband. It's then that Michel decides to invite Ric into the circle, as they go on meeting at dinner and playing their games of love and seduction.

Cast

* Jean-Louis Trintignant as Michel * Lino Capolicchio as Ric *

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as Max *

Florinda Bolkan Florinda Bolkan (born Florinda Soares Bulcão; 15 February 1941) is a retired Brazilian actress and model. Biography She was born in Uruburetama and lived in Fortaleza and Rio de Janeiro until she moved to Italy. A former flight inspector fo ...

as Nina * Annie Girardot as Giovanna *

Silvia Monti Silvia Monti is an Italian actress. She is mostly known for the female lead role as a mafioso's sister in the 1969 Gérard Oury caper film ''The Brain''. In the movie she has a where she gets down from a balcony using a rope on a song by Cater ...

as Actress at Press Conference *

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as Singer * Adriana Asti as Stepdaughter * Titina Maselli as Mother *

Ferdinando Scarfiotti Ferdinando Scarfiotti (6 March 1941 – 30 April 1994) was an Italian art director and production designer. After graduating in architecture at the University of Rome, he was approached by Luchino Visconti, who asked him to design his sta ...

as Son * Claudio Carrozza as Baby *

Nora Ricci Eleonora Ricci (19 July 1924 – 16 April 1976) was an Italian actress. Life and career Born in Viareggio, Tuscany, Ricci was the daughter of actors Renzo Ricci and Margherita Bagni. Ermete Zacconi was her mother's stepfather. At 17 years old, ...

as 1st Actress * Mariano Rigillo as Comedian * Antonio Jaia as Young Actor

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Metti Una Sera A Cena 1969 films 1969 drama films 1960s Italian-language films Italian drama films Italian films based on plays Films directed by Giuseppe Patroni Griffi Films scored by Ennio Morricone Films with screenplays by Dario Argento Male bisexuality in film 1960s Italian films