A hooker who does opera-themed sex work marries a clumsy astronomer. 1980s Italy was WILD.
Lisetta (Carmen Russo) a high-priced call-girl, that entertained her eccentric clients in her apartment and in empty theaters over opera! She met Filippo (Saverio Marconi), a bumbling astronomer , and after a series of mishaps, they got married.
Production
Empty opera theaters as improvised sex work venues
Costume
Carmen Russo's inexplicable nun habit moments
Director
Riccardo Sesani
Carmen Russo
Lisetta
Saverio Marconi
Filippo
Ada Pometti
Nadine
Umberto Raho
professore inglese
Geoffrey Copleston
Colonnello Vittorio Bisceglie
Renato Cecchetto
Gaston
Calogero Buttà
poliziotto
Gianfranco Barra
Commissario di Polizia
Maria Tedeschi
Dama di San Vincenzo
Jimmy il Fenomeno
servo nel teatro
Giulio Massimini
Sarto
Libero Sansavini
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Carmen Russo was a major Italian sex symbol of the era; this film sits awkwardly between her mainstream comedy work and edgier roles. Director Riccardo Sesani mostly did crime films, making this a bizarre detour.
The 'commedia sexy all'italiana' genre was dying by 1982; this film's mash of high culture (opera, astronomy) and low farce was its weird last gasp. The 3.4 TMDB score is almost generous.
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