Four directors tell tales of Eros fit for a 1970 Decameron. Working-class lovers Renzo and Luciana marry but must hide it from her employer; plus, they need a room of their own. A billboard of Anita Ekberg provocatively selling milk gives a prudish crusader for public decency more than he can handle. The wife of a count whose escapades with call girls make the front page of the papers decides to work to prove her independence, but what is she qualified to do? A buxom carnival... (Full plot summary below)
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Four directors tell tales of Eros fit for a 1970 Decameron. Working-class lovers Renzo and Luciana marry but must hide it from her employer; plus, they need a room of their own. A billboard of Anita Ekberg provocatively selling milk gives a prudish crusader for public decency more than he can handle. The wife of a count whose escapades with call girls make the front page of the papers decides to work to prove her independence, but what is she qualified to do? A buxom carnival-booth manager who owes back taxes offers herself for one night in a lottery: a nerdy sacristan and a jealous cowboy make for a lovers' triangle. In each, women take charge, but not always happily.
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| DVDTalk.comBill GibronAll inferences to the famous poet aside, Boccaccio '70 is a celebration of the opposite sex, a foursome of testaments to the undying connection between women and life. |
| New York TimesBosley CrowtherIt has glamour, sophistication, color, wit and sensuality (not necessarily in that order), all of which blend very well in the enveloping air of a facility that is to be devoted to the showing of sophisticated films. |
| Combustible CelluloidJeffrey M. AndersonLike most anthology films, it has its ups and downs, though the ups generally outweigh the downs. |
| Playback:stlSarah Boslaugh...wonderful little time capsules of Italy in the early '60s [which] offer a look at different aspects of love and lust, |
| User ReviewDavid CLos segmentos de Fellini y De Sica son los mejores. |
| User ReviewEric HThis review is for the Fellini short "The Temptation of Dr. Antonio." The funniest Fellini and still manages to incorporate all his themes. Ridiculously fun while still having a Fellini twist. |
| User ReviewBlake P"Boccaccio '70" is probably one of the best Italian movies I've seen. I think it's crazy that some others reviewing this can not like it! Can it get any better? You get excellent directors, wonderful actors for crying out loud! I think its funny this one isn't considered a classic. The episodes consist of "Renzo e Luciana", directed by Mario Monicelli and stars Marisa Solinas, which is the story of a newlyweds who are struggling. "R & L" is the weakest of the bunch, and was deleted from the original cut in the U.S and was only shown in Italy. The next is "Le tentazioni del dottor Antonio" directed by Federico Fellini and stars Peppino de Filipo Filippo and Anita Ekberg. This was my most favorite of all of the episodes, not just because it cracked me up, but it was the most unique idea. It's about an old man sick of sex in society, and when a billboard of the provocative Ekberg advertising to "Drink More Milk" it drives him crazy. Third is "Il lavoro" directed by Luchino Visconti and stars Romy Schneider, as an aristocratic housewife dealing with the scandal of her famous husband being seen with a hooker. Schneider gives the best performance of all and could have earned an Oscar nod for her work. She's tough-talking but vulnerable, and you learn so much about her and her husband's characters throughout the story. "La riffa" is directed by Vittorio de Sica and stars Sophia Loren as the trampy carnival worker who puts out a raffle (for money) to have a guy get a chance to meet her. Loren is fun and charming and is very entertaining to see on screen. This tied with "LtddA" for me.. "Boccaccio '70" is a great foreign movie! |
| User ReviewDiego F. VBajo la magnifica produccion de Carlo Ponti, Boccaccio '70 es una pintura audiovisual segmentada para ser dirigida brutalmente por un poker de ases del cine italiano: Mario Monicelli, Federico Fellini, Luchino Visconti y Vittorio de Sica. Influidos por la pluma de Giovanni Boccaccio (El Decameron), sobre una idea de Cesare Zavattini y apoyada por Italo Calvino, esta pelicula de 4 episodios es un acercamiento absoluto a varios aspectos de la modernidad desde otra perspectiva, haciendo enfasis en el amor, el deseo, el compromiso, el humor, la pasion, la fortuna... elementos todos, presentes en el libro de Boccaccio. * ''Renzo e Luciana'' de Mario Monicelli: 5/5 Interesante episodio sobre una pareja que oculta su estado sentimental para conservar el empleo, pero que, debido a las circunstacias, deciden sacarlo a la luz para seguir adelante con sus vidas. * ''Le tentazioni del dottor Antonio'' de Federico Fellini: 5/5+ Un grande Fellini!. Un cuento sobrenatural con una sobredosis alucinante de imagenes excelentes, con una actuacion magistral por parte de Peppino de Filippo en la bella compañia de Anita Ekberg. Un avistamiento perfecto al morboso enamoramiento, un homenaje a la demoniaca belleza femenina. * ''Il lavoro'' de Luchino Visconti: 4/5 Un conde es victima de sus propios escandalos al ser sorprendido pagando a cambio de sexo. Su mujer, una aristocrata de tradicion, luego de una conversacion termina obligando a su marido a pagarle por sexo. Joya... verguenzas de la aristo-crazy-a. * ''La riffa'' de Vittorio De Sica: 5/5+ Flor de episodio!!!. Colorido y gracioso, brillante. La suerte y el sexo, como siempre, haciendo estragos en la tranquilidad del publico, aqui, en la figura de la escultural y despampanante Sofia Loren, diva de divas. Excelente. |
| User ReviewDavid A5 stars to all of the films in this compilation of fantastic shorts...Anita Ekberg, Sophia Loren, Romy Schnieder, bellissimo! |
| User ReviewFredy OEstas adaptaciones muestran el aporte del cine italiano a la humanidad. Cada uno con sus estilos refleja la persistencia de las tradiciones (mostradas como ridÃculas por Bocaccio) heredadas desde la iglesia, asà como los moralismos que de ella se registran... está buenÃsima |
