Even though this sort of thing is cheesy and incredibly silly - it does have to be said that Italians have a great sense of humour, and certainly know how to put together a good sex comedy! Naturally, my main reason for seeing this film was the presence of the stunningly beautiful Edwige Fenech, and even though we never get to see her completely naked; the lovely miss Fenech never disappoints, and certainly makes an imposing presence on the film once she appears. It would appear that director Mariano Laurenti knew what the film's main selling point is, and as such makes the audience wait almost half an hour before Fenech finally appears, but she's always worth the wait. The plot focuses on two feuding neighbours; Olimpio, a knight and Oderisi, a miller. Both have beautiful wives, and both have opted to keep them under lock and key with a chastity belt. However, when going to see Oderisi one day, Olimpio sees his wife, Lady Ubalda, for the first time and decides he will do his utmost to have her. However, upon learning of this; Oderisi decides to take revenge.
The film is set in the past (it's not really clear when), and this provides one of the film's biggest jokes. The sets and the costumes look like they cost a fistful of lire to put together and it are clear that nobody really cared much about the setting. The jokes are mostly very childish and revolve around sex, although there's also a lot of slapstick humour and various other gags to keep things going. Edwige Fenech is reunited with her Giovannona co-star Pippo Franco who, despite being somewhat annoying, is actually really funny and provides a decent lead man role. The other lady is Karin Schubert, who's not as beautiful as Edwige, but provides good support along with Umberto D'Orsi. The film is not exactly a masterpiece of plotting, but it flows well at least and never dries up to the extent of becoming boring. The music is amusing also and certainly fits the style of the film. Sex comedies aren't my favourite type of Italian movie, but the handful that I've seen have been really good and Ubalda more than lived up to my expectations. Definitely worth seeing!
The film is set in the past (it's not really clear when), and this provides one of the film's biggest jokes. The sets and the costumes look like they cost a fistful of lire to put together and it are clear that nobody really cared much about the setting. The jokes are mostly very childish and revolve around sex, although there's also a lot of slapstick humour and various other gags to keep things going. Edwige Fenech is reunited with her Giovannona co-star Pippo Franco who, despite being somewhat annoying, is actually really funny and provides a decent lead man role. The other lady is Karin Schubert, who's not as beautiful as Edwige, but provides good support along with Umberto D'Orsi. The film is not exactly a masterpiece of plotting, but it flows well at least and never dries up to the extent of becoming boring. The music is amusing also and certainly fits the style of the film. Sex comedies aren't my favourite type of Italian movie, but the handful that I've seen have been really good and Ubalda more than lived up to my expectations. Definitely worth seeing!