''Sex with a Smile'' is a 1976 Italian comedy film directed by

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and starring

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Barbara Bouchet Barbara Bouchet (born Bärbel Gutscher; 15 August 1943)
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Edwige Fenech Edwige Fenech (, ; born 24 December 1948) is an Algerian-born Maltese-Sicilian actress and film producer. She is mostly known as the star of a series of ''commedia sexy all'italiana'' and ''giallo'' films released in the 1970s, which turned her ...

, and

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. While the cast was relatively popular internationally, advertising for the film in the U.S. concentrated almost exclusively on Marty Feldman, even though he only appeared in one segment of the film. The original Italian title was ''40 gradi all'ombra del lenzuolo'',TCM.com
/ref> colloquially translatable as ''40 Degrees Under the Sheets'' (40 degrees Celsius equals 104 degrees Fahrenheit). It was followed later in 1976 by a sequel titled '' Spogliamoci così senza pudor'', colloquially translatable as ''Let's Get Naked Without Modesty''.

Synopsis

An Italian

anthology film An anthology film (also known as an omnibus film, package film, or portmanteau film) is a single film consisting of several shorter films, each complete in itself and distinguished from the other, though frequently tied together by a single theme ...

sex comedy that features a series of five short comedic sketches that parody Italian sexual mores.

Segments

One for the Money ("I soldi in bocca") In Switzerland, an affluent Italian wife (

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) of a traveling executive is visited by an eccentric stranger (

Enrico Montesano Enrico Montesano (born 7 June 1945) is an Italian actor and showman. Career Montesano comes from a family involved in theatre, and he made his debut in 1966 in a show named ''Humor nero'', alongside of Vittorio Metz. Later he became a very ...

), also Italian, who offers her 20 million lira to have sex with him. Initially put off by the idea, she ultimately agrees to his offer, unaware of the stranger's actual business. The Bodyguard ("La guardia del corpo") A pampered and bored socialite (

) grows weary of the extreme measures her bodyguard (

) employs to keep tabs on her. However, when she steals away for an impulsive encounter with a visiting artist, she realizes his level of devotion may have been justified. Catch It While It's Hot ("L'attimo fuggente") What initially appears to be a tryst between a countess (

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) and her put-upon chauffeur (

Alberto Lionello Alberto Lionello (12 July 1930 – 14 July 1994) was an Italian film actor, voice actor, singer and presenter. Life and career Born in Milan into a family of Venetian origins, after studying acting at the Accademia dei Filodrammatici Lione ...

) reveals surprising secrets about the woman, man, and circumstances of their rendezvous. Dream Girl ("La cavallona") An extremely attractive lawyer's wife (

) is ogled by almost all the men in her neighborhood, but one particularly nebbishly man (

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) regularly phones her, complaining of the many erotic dreams she has inspired in him. Over time, she finds her own dreams impacted by their conversations, and she asks to meet him so that they can both get back to normal. A Dog's Day ("Un posto tranquillo") A vertigo sufferer (

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) considering renting an apartment discovers a woman (

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) from the apartment next to his space, out on her ledge, appearing to contemplate suicide. He coaxes her into his room for safety, and they are quickly attracted to each other. She insists on entertaining him in her own apartment, but when he joins her, he runs afoul of Othello, her extremely jealous dog.

Cast

: Alex (The Bodyguard) *

: Esmeralda (Catch it While it's Hot) *

: Marina (The Bodyguard) *

: Emilia Chiapponi (Dream Girl) *

: Marcella Fosne (A Dog's Day) *

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: The rich woman (One for the Money) *

: Cavaliere Marelli (Dream Girl) *

: Adriano Serpetti (A Dog's Day) *

: Salvatore (One for the Money) *

: Filippo (Catch it While it's Hot) * Christian Aligny: Dracula (Dream Girl) *

Franco Diogene Franco Diogene (20 October 1947 – 27 May 2005) was an Italian actor and comedian. Life and career Born Concetto Francesco Diogene in Catania, he was the son of a Sicilian father and a Ligurian mother. At 5 years old, Diogene moved to Genoa ...

: Ignazio (One for the Money) *

Nello Pazzafini Nello Pazzafini (15 May 1933 – 9 January 1996) was an Italian actor who appeared in a very large number of Peplum movies, Spaghetti Westerns and Poliziotteschi. He was an ex-bodyguard and often played a "tough guy" character. Partial filmog ...

: Rental car clerk (Catch it While it's Hot)

American release

While an English-language export version was created by the producers, American distributor Centaur/Surrogate significantly altered it for their domestic release. The credit sequence was truncated to a single title card that featured Marty Feldman's credit, omitting all other credits for the cast and above the line crew (though primary cast members were ultimately credited at the beginning of the story they appeared in), and the closing credit crawl was removed. Also, the order of the segments was changed to present "Dream Girl" first, followed by "The Bodyguard", "One For the Money", "Catch it While it's Hot," and closing with "A Dog's Day."

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sex with a Smile 1976 films Films directed by Sergio Martino 1970s Italian-language films English-language Italian films 1970s English-language films Commedia sexy all'italiana Films set in Emilia-Romagna Films set in Rome Films set in Switzerland Films set in Naples Films scored by Guido & Maurizio De Angelis Italian anthology films Films with screenplays by Tonino Guerra 1970s sex comedy films 1976 comedy films 1970s Italian films 1976 multilingual films Italian multilingual films

Synopsis

Segments

Cast

American release

See also

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