Main Cast: Sophia Loren, Luigi Giuliani, Anita Ekberg, Peppino De Filippo, Giacomo Furia, Alberto Sorrentino, Romy Schneider, Tomas Milian, Romolo Valli
Release Year: 1962
Country: IT/FR
Run Time: 205 minutes
Plot
Released in the US by 20th Century-Fox, Boccaccio '70 is a compendium of short subjects directed by three of Italy's top filmmakers. Each story is written in the style of the famed Italian essayist Boccaccio, albeit told in contemporary terms. First up is "The Raffle", written by Cesare Zavattini and directed by Vittorio De Sica: Sophia Loren (wife of Boccaccio '70 producer Carlo Ponti) plays the sexy operator of a shooting gallery, who offers herself as first prize to the best shot. In "The Job", written by Suso Cecchi D'Amico and directed by Luchino Visconti, Romy Schneider carries a torch for her philandering boss Tomas Milian. The final segment is "The Temptation of Dr. Antonio", directed by Federico Fellini and scripted by Fellini, Ennio Flaiano and Tullio Pinelli; in this one, Anita Ekberg is an image on a poster who comes to life for the benefit of a drooling middle-aged professor (Peppino De Filippo). A fourth episode, "Renzo and Luciana", directed by Mario Monicelli, was cut from U.S. release. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Giacomo Furia - [The Temptation Of Dr. Antonio]; Alberto Sorrentino - [The Temptation Of Dr. Antonio]; Marisa Solinas - Luciana [Renzo and Luciana]; Germano Giglioli - Renzo [Renzo and Luciana]; Sylva Koscina; Dante Maggio; Paolo Stoppa - [The Job]
The first episode, by Monicelli, was only present in the Italian distribution of the film. Out of solidarity towards Monicelli, the other three directors did not go to the Cannes Film Festival for the presentation of the film.
