Olga Villi

The Birds, the Bees and the Italians

Pietro Germi

Virna Lisi, Gastone Moschin

An anthology film that presents three storylines, all set in the Italian town of Treviso. In the first story, a husband pretends to be impotent as a cover for having an affair. In the second, a bank clerk abandons his wife for his mistress, but the rest of the town's husbands become jealous and unite to conspire against them. In the third, men of the town all seduce a promiscuous teenager, but her father eventually reveals that she is underage, and they face prosecution for statutory rape.

Una lettera all'alba

Giorgio Bianchi

Fosco Giachetti, Jacques Sernas

Totò e le Donne

Steno, Mario Monicelli

Totò, Peppino De Filippo

Antonio Scaparro (Toto) is obsessed for women. He invents his own way to hide from them - in the attic of his house.

Il fischio al naso

Ugo Tognazzi

Ugo Tognazzi, Franca Bettoia

In this unusual offbeat black comedy directed by Ugo Tognazzi, Giuseppe (Tognazzi) is a middle-aged industrialist obsessed with gadgets. When his nose starts to whistle uncontrollably, he checks into a clinic to resolve the problem. What begins as a minor affliction worsens, and Giuseppe is placed on a different floor as his ailments multiply. The sicker he gets, the higher he goes up in the floors of the clinic, until he is near death's door.

Yvonne la Nuit

Giuseppe Amato

Eduardo De Filippo, Frank Latimore

Carlo Rutelli falls in love with the beautiful variety singer Yvonne la Nuit, but his father opposes the wedding. World War I breaks out and Carlo is killed while Yvonne has a son, but on orders from Carlo's father, she is told he is dead. Her career descends and only Nino, an art partner, remains close to her and helps her earn her living by singing in taverns.

Le fate

Antonio Pietrangeli, Mauro Bolognini

Capucine, Claudia Cardinale

Four unrelated short comedies by four different directors. "Queen Sabina"chronicles the sexual misadventures of a teenage girl on the road home. "Queen Armenia" centers on a self-serving opportunistic gypsy babysitter who uses her employer's kids for her own gain. The third episode, "Queen Elena" centers on a husband who learns a lesson about the perils of infidelity after he succumbs to the wiles of the seductive wife next door. The last vignette, "Queen Marta" centers on a wealthy woman who, when drunk, uses her butler as an outlet for her lust.

Canzoni di mezzo secolo

Domenico Paolella

Marco Vicario, Cosetta Greco

Through a series of scenes inspired by famous songs, various episodes of Italian life in the last fifty years are recalled.