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directed by

Nando Cicero Fernando Cicero, better known as Nando Cicero (22 January 1931 – 30 July 1995), was an Italian film director, screenwriter and actor. Born in Asmara, Cicero debuted as an actor, working with directors such as Luchino Visconti ('' Senso'', 195 ...

Plot

Andrea (

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) is a young and naïve nurse from

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who is employed by the

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physician Dr. Filippo Patacchiola (

Bombolo Franco Lechner, best known as Bombolo (22 May 1931 – 21 August 1987), was an Italian character actor and comedian. Life and career Born in Rome into a humble family, a former peddler of dishes, Lechner was discovered in a tavern by Franco ...

). Patacchiola lives with his nymphomaniac wife (

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), raunchy daughter Marisa (

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), senile father (

Riccardo Billi Riccardo Billi (22 April 1906 – 15 April 1982) was an Italian film actor and comedian. With Mario Riva he appeared as ''Billi & Riva'', one of the most popular Italian comic duos in the 1950s. He appeared in around 85 films between 1938 a ...

), mentally retarded son Paolo (Fabio Grossi), and African maid Domenica (Anna Fall) who Patacchiola wants to use as a "manmaker" for his son. The inevitable cycle of misunderstandings, couple exchange, and sexual seductions gets even more complicated when Andrea's lover Michele (

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) arrives in Rome to see Andrea.

Cast

*Lory Del Santo: Andrea *Michela Miti: Marisa Patacchiola *Riccardo Billi: the Grandfather *Bombolo: Dr. Filippo Patacchiola *Dagmar Lassander: Signora Patacchiola *Fabio Grossi: Paolo Patacchiola *Anna Fall: Domenica *Carlo Marini: Michele *

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: painter *

Franco Bracardi Franco Bracardi (16 May 1937 – 27 February 2005) was an Italian actor, composer, pianist and stand-up comedian. Born in Rome, during the first half of the fifties Bracardi began working as a jazz pianist in night clubs. In 1960 he became the p ...

: tramp * Enzo Andronico: exhibitionist *

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: girl on the train

Screening

In 2004 it was restored and shown as part of the retrospective "Storia Segreta del Cinema Italiano: Italian Kings of the Bs" at the

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* 1982 films 1980s sex comedy films Films directed by Nando Cicero Films scored by Detto Mariano Commedia sexy all'italiana Films set in Rome Films shot in Rome 1982 comedy films 1980s Italian films {{erotic-comedy-film-stub

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