The Birds, the Bees and the Italians

The Birds, the Bees and the Italians (1966)

Signore e signori

An anthology presents three storylines, all set in the Italian town of Treviso: A husband pretends to be impotent as a cover for having an affair; a bank clerk abandons his wife for his mistress, but the rest of the town's husbands become jealous and unite to conspire against them; and local men all seduce a promiscuous young woman, but when her father eventually reveals that she is underage, they all face prosecution for statutory rape.

Date of release
1966-02-10
TMDB
7.2 / 10 (82)
Runtime
1h 55m
Genres
Comedy
Director
Pietro Germi

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Awards: 1 · Nominations: 0. Including: Palme d'Or

The Birds, the Bees and the Italians is a 1966 commedia all'italiana anthology film co-written and directed by Pietro Germi. It stars Virna Lisi, Gastone Moschin, Nora Ricci, Alberto Lionello, Beba Lončar, Franco Fabrizi, Nora Ricci and Gigi Ballista. The film consists of three segments set in a small town in Veneto: A married man pretends to be impotent to cover up an affair; a bank employee abandons his wife for his mistress; and a group of prominent local men discover that they all had sex with the same underage girl.

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