"Remove your legs from the windshield" - Alberto, an engineer over forty years old, on his return from an inspection, a nineteen-year-old Parisian student called Sylvie is looking for a ride. Even though the girl reminds him of her daughter Francesca's age, Alberto decides to accompany her to Rome, with the secret hope of being able to derive an adventure from her.
Acting
Lionello's sweaty desperation is uncomfortably committed
Production
Peak 1969 Rome-to-Paris highway aesthetics
Director
Massimo Franciosa
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This is peak commedia all'italiana sex comedy, a genre where middle-aged men humiliate themselves for laughs while barely evolving. The title's bizarre literalism captures the era's casual absurdity.
Director Massimo Franciosa was primarily a screenwriter (he co-wrote Rocco and His Brothers) and this remains one of his few directorial efforts, possibly explaining its chaotic energy.
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