High Infidelity (1964)
Directed by Mario Monicelli / Elio Petri / Franco Rossi / Luciano Salce
Genres - Comedy |
Sub-Genres - Sex Comedy, Farce |
Run Time - 120 min. |
Countries - France, Italy |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Sandra Brennan
In this comedy anthology, the sex-capades of several Italian couples are chronicled. In "The Scandal," a dull and insensitive husband is unaware that his lonely wife has been flirting with a young buck at a vacation resort. When the husband finally finds out, he gets jealous and the marriage is renewed. In "Sin in the Afternoon," a movie producer is frustrated because his wife refuses to touch him, and so he winds up picking up a comely woman off the street and taking her to a motel. "The Victim" chronicles the relationship between an insanely jealousy woman and her beleaguered husband, whom she drives away. She, seeking revenge, begins an affair with his best friend. In the final episode, "Modern People," a deeply indebted cheese maker is given the option of paying the debt in cash or allowing the debtor an evening of lovemaking with his gorgeous wife.
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cheese, conflict, couple, deal [agreement], debt, desertion, escapades, extramarital-affair, film-producer, flirtation, gambling, house, husband, Italy, jealousy, love, marriage, mistress, motel, payment, refusal, revenge, scandal, sex, sexual, street, vacation, victim, wife, stars [celebrities], youth
