The Birds, the Bees and the Italians

The Birds, the Bees and the Italians

1966 · 115 min · IT · 7.2 (82 votes)
Dir. Pietro Germi · Starring Virna Lisi, Gastone Moschin, Nora Ricci, Alberto Lionello, Olga Villi, Beba Lončar · Music Carlo Rustichelli
Comedy

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.

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A darkly comedic, episodic look at Italian mores and marital woes. It's witty, a bit bawdy, and offers a charmingly cynical glimpse into human nature and desire in mid-century Treviso.

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