''Her Harem'' ( it, L'harem, released in UK as ''The Harem'') is a 1967 Italian comedy-drama film written and directed by

Marco Ferreri Marco Ferreri (11 May 1928 – 9 May 1997) was an Italian film director, screenwriter and actor, who began his career in the 1950s directing three films in Spain, followed by 24 Italian films before his death in 1997. He is considered one of t ...

and starring Carroll Baker, Gastone Moschin and Renato Salvatori.

Plot

A woman has a number of male lovers so, during a holiday in Dubrovnik, she puts them together, with a stratagem, in her villa, in a sort of reverse harem.

Cast

* Carroll Baker as Margherita * Gastone Moschin as Gianni * Renato Salvatori as Gaetano * William Berger as Mike *

Michel Le Royer Michel Le Royer (31 August 1932 – 25 February 2022) was a French actor, known for his roles in '' La Fayette'', ''Nutty, Naughty Chateau'', and ''Her Harem''. He died on 25 February 2022, at the age of 89. Selected filmography * ''Good Lord W ...

as René *

Clotilde Sakaroff Clotilde ( 474–545), also known as Clothilde, Clotilda, Clotild, Rotilde etc. (Latin: Chrodechildis, Chlodechildis from Frankish ''*Hrōþihildi'' or perhaps ''*Hlōdihildi'', both "famous in battle"), was a Queen of All the Franks. She was s ...

as Gaetano's mother * Ugo Tognazzi as himself

Production

It was the first film Baker made in Europe. She was having difficulties in her career in Hollywood and was offered the role when she met the director at the Venice Film Festival. Baker says the film was meant to be a comedy but the director "lost his courage at the last minute... it would have been wonderful as a comedy but he cut out all the funny scenes and put a serious ending on it."

Reception

The film was a box office flop - "''Harem'' just didn't work out," Baker later said, "those things happen." However it launched a successful career for Baker in Europe.

References

External links

* 1967 films Italian romantic comedy-drama films 1960s romantic comedy-drama films Films set in Croatia Films directed by Marco Ferreri Films scored by Ennio Morricone 1967 drama films 1960s Italian-language films 1960s Italian films {{comedy-drama-film-stub