Playboy Giuseppe (smoothly played by Maurice Ronet) reunites with his old flame Caterina (an excellent and affecting portrayal by Lisa Gastoni) and starts a new romance with her. Complications ensue when Giuseppe falls under the seductive spell of Caterina's innocent, yet enticing fifteen-year-old daughter Graziella (a solid and credible performance by the yummy Jenny Tamburi).
Director/co-writer Fernando Di Leo relates the engrossing story at a steady pace, handles the racy premise in a frank and honest, but still thoughtful and tasteful manner, generates plenty of erotic tension, astutely captures the precarious nature of middle-aged romantic relationships as well as the pain, shame, and anger Caterina feels after she finds out about Giuseppe's affair with Grazeilla, and concludes things on a startling brutal note with Giuseppe receiving a satisfying harsh comeuppance for his lascivious and insensitive philandering ways. The three leads all do commendable work, with sturdy support from Pino Caruso as Giuseppe's happy-go-lucky buddy Alfredo and Graziella Galvani as the saucy Luisa. Kudos are also in order for Franco Villa's handsome cinematography and Luis Bacalov's jaunty percussive score. Well worth a watch.
Director/co-writer Fernando Di Leo relates the engrossing story at a steady pace, handles the racy premise in a frank and honest, but still thoughtful and tasteful manner, generates plenty of erotic tension, astutely captures the precarious nature of middle-aged romantic relationships as well as the pain, shame, and anger Caterina feels after she finds out about Giuseppe's affair with Grazeilla, and concludes things on a startling brutal note with Giuseppe receiving a satisfying harsh comeuppance for his lascivious and insensitive philandering ways. The three leads all do commendable work, with sturdy support from Pino Caruso as Giuseppe's happy-go-lucky buddy Alfredo and Graziella Galvani as the saucy Luisa. Kudos are also in order for Franco Villa's handsome cinematography and Luis Bacalov's jaunty percussive score. Well worth a watch.