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{{Short description|1962 film}}
{{Infobox film {{Infobox film
| name = Boccaccio '70 | name = Boccaccio '70
| image = Boccaccio70.jpg | image = Boccaccio 70 - movie poster - 1962.jpg
| caption = Original Poster | caption = US film poster
| writer = ]<br>]<br>]<br>] | director = {{ubl|]|]|]|]}}
| writer = {{ubl|]|Mario Monicelli|]|]|]|Federico Fellini|]|Luchino Visconti|]}}
| starring = ]<br>]<br>]<br>]
⚫ | producer = {{ubl|]|]}}
| director = ]<br>]<br>]<br>]
| starring = {{ubl|]|]|]|]|Germano Giglioli|]|]|]}}
⚫ | producer = ]<br>]
| music = ]<br>] | music = {{ubl|]|]|]}}
| studio = {{ubl|Concordia Compagnia Cinematografica|]-Gray Film}}
| distributor =
| distributor = {{ubl|Cineriz (Italy)|] (France)}}
| released = February 22, 1962
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1962|2|23|Italy|1962|8|29|France}}
| runtime = 150 minutes (release with 3 segments)<br>208 min (Italian version with all four segments) | runtime = {{ubl|150 minutes (release with 3 segments)|208 minutes (Italian version with all four segments)}}
| country = Italy
| country = {{ubl|Italy|France<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cineuropa.org/en/film/414480/ |title=Boccaccio '70 |website=Cineuropa |access-date=30 January 2022}}</ref>}}
| language = German/Italian
| budget = | language = {{ubl|German|Italian}}
| budget = $2.5 million<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/details/variety-1961-07/page/n142/mode/1up?q=%22boys+night+out%22+%22kim+novak%22+%22michael+gordon%22|magazine=Variety|title='Production for Me' - Levine|date=19 July 1961|page=7}}</ref>
}} }}


'''''Boccaccio '70''''' is a ] ] ] directed by ], ], ] and ], from an idea by ]. It is an anthology of four episodes, each by one of the directors, all about a different aspect of ] and ] in modern times, in the style of ]. '''''Boccaccio '70''''' is a 1962 ] ] directed by ], ], ] and ] from an idea by ]. It consists of four episodes, each by one of the directors, all about a different aspect of morality and love in modern times in the style of ].


==Cast== ==Plot==
===''Renzo e Luciana''===
⚫ * ] as Luciana
Directed by ]. Written by ], ], ] and Mario Monicelli. Music by ]. With ] and Germano Giglioli.
⚫ * ] as Renzo
⚫ * ] as Dr Antonio Mazzuolo
⚫ * ] as Herself
⚫ * ] as Ottavio
⚫ * ] as Pupe
⚫ * ] as Zoe


In ''Renzo e Luciana'' (''Renzo and Luciana''), a young couple tries to hide their marriage and the wife’s supposed pregnancy from the Draconian rules at their place of employment, which has banned female employees from getting married and having children. Their efforts – both at their shared home (having temporarily moved into her family's crowded apartment), and at work (where they go so far as to pretend not to know each other) – causes pressure to mount on the couple. Their hope is to make it through until they have managed to save some money to move out, and are dependent on Renzo going to night school to become an accountant. Finally, their life together has some privacy, but they are increasingly separated by their respective shifts: he returns home from work just when she has to leave to go there.
The four original episodes were:
* ''Renzo e Luciana'' (by Mario Monicelli) with ] and ].
* ''Le tentazioni del dottor Antonio'' (by Federico Fellini) with ] and ].
* ''Il lavoro'' (by Luchino Visconti) with ] and ].
* ''La riffa'' (by Vittorio De Sica) with ].


The first episode, by Monicelli, was only included in the Italian distribution of the film. Out of solidarity towards Monicelli, the other three directors did not go to the ] for the presentation of the film. This first episode was only included in the Italian distribution of the film. Out of solidarity toward Monicelli, the other three directors did not go to the ] for the presentation of the film.<ref>Pragasam, Andrew. "". ''The Spinning Image.co.uk''.</ref>


===''Le Tentazioni del Dottor Antonio''===
⚫ ==Plot==
Directed by ]. Written by Fellini, ] and ]. Music by ]. With ] and ].
In ''Renzo e Luciana'', a young couple tries to hide their marriage and the wife’s supposed pregnancy from the draconian book-keeper of their employer, who has banned female employees from getting married and having children but does not mind a few cheap thrills at their expense himself.


In ''Le tentazioni del dottor Antonio'', an elderly citizen is fed up with too much immorality in the form of indecent content in print. His anger knows no bounds when a provocative billboard of Anita Ekberg advertising "Drink more milk" is put up in a park near his residence. Little does he know how that billboard will go on to change his life. Throughout the film, children are heard singing the jingle "Bevete più latte, bevete più latte!" ("Drink more milk!") The image begins to haunt him with hallucinations in which she appears as a temptress and Dr. Antonio as ] – he is pursued and captured by the buxom Swedish star in a deserted ] and at one point, his umbrella falls between her breasts. In ''Le Tentazioni del Dottor Antonio'' (''The Temptation of Dr Antonio''), Dr Antonio Mazzuolo, a middle-aged man, has taken it upon himself to be the protector of Rome's morality and law and order from what he sees as vice, crime and immorality throughout the city. The doctor (in his tiny Fiat equipped with a police spotlight) wages his one-man crusade – shining the spotlight at lovers in parked cars, or bounding on stage of a cabaret, ordering the stage crew (which includes a smiling police officer) to shut the lights, as he closes the curtain behind a line of bewildered chorus girls. He admonishes the audience to 'go home, and spend (their) money' in a 'better way instead of seeing this filth.' His anger knows no bounds when a provocative billboard of Anita Ekberg with the tag line "drink more milk" is put up in a park near his residence. Little does he know how the billboard will impact his life. Throughout the film, children are heard singing the jingle "Bevete più latte, bevete più latte!" ("Drink more milk!"). The image begins to haunt him with hallucinations in which Ekberg appears as a temptress. After his delirium culminates in throwing a spear at Ekberg's image, he is found collapsed on top of the billboard and transported away in an ambulance to the children's song.


===''Il Lavoro''===
''Il lavoro'' is about an aristocratic couple coming to terms with life and marriage after the husband is caught visiting prostitutes by the press.
Directed by ]. Written by Suso Cecchi d'Amico and Visconti. Music by Nino Rota. With ], ], and ].


''Il Lavoro'' (''The Job''), is about an aristocratic couple. The husband is caught by the press visiting prostitutes. After saying, she intends from then on to work for her income, the wife demands payment from her husband for her sexual services, to which he agrees.
⚫ ''La riffa'' shows a lottery with the winner entitled to one night with the attractive Zoe (]). Zoe, however, has other plans.


==Artistic legacy== ===''La Riffa''===
Directed by ]. Written by ]. Music by ]. With ].
An orchestrated version of the song "Bevete più latte", from ''Le Tentazioni del Dottor Antonio'', was one of 13 tracks, recorded by Italian band Piccola Orchestra Avion Travel, arranged by Fabrizio France, for their 2009 album "Nino Rota L'Amico Magico", released to mark the 30th anniversary of the death of composer ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.last.fm/music/Avion+Travel/Nino+Rota,+L'Amico+Magico |title="Nino Rota, L'Amico Magico" at |publisher=Last.fm |date=2012-07-04 |accessdate=2012-08-03}}</ref>

⚫ In ''La Riffa'' (''The Raffle''), a timid lottery winner is entitled to one night with the attractive Zoe (Sophia Loren). Zoe, however, has other plans.

⚫ ==Cast==
⚫ * ] as Luciana
⚫ * Germano Giglioli as Renzo
⚫ * ] as Dr. Antonio Mazzuolo
⚫ * ] as herself
⚫ * ] as Pupe
⚫ * ] as Ottavio
* ] as Zacchi
⚫ * ] as Zoe


==References== ==References==
{{reflist}} {{Reflist}}


==External links== ==External links==
* {{IMDb title|id=055805|title=Boccaccio '70}} * {{IMDb title|0055805}}


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{{Mario Monicelli}} {{Mario Monicelli}}
{{Nino Rota}}
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Latest revision as of 18:18, 21 December 2024

1962 film
Boccaccio '70
US film poster
Directed by
Written by
Produced by
Starring
Music by
Production
companies
  • Concordia Compagnia Cinematografica
  • Francinex-Gray Film
Distributed by
Release dates
  • 23 February 1962 (1962-02-23) (Italy)
  • 29 August 1962 (1962-08-29) (France)
Running time
  • 150 minutes (release with 3 segments)
  • 208 minutes (Italian version with all four segments)
Countries
  • Italy
  • France
Languages
  • German
  • Italian
Budget$2.5 million

Boccaccio '70 is a 1962 comedy anthology film directed by Vittorio De Sica, Federico Fellini, Mario Monicelli and Luchino Visconti from an idea by Cesare Zavattini. It consists of four episodes, each by one of the directors, all about a different aspect of morality and love in modern times in the style of Giovanni Boccaccio.

Plot

Renzo e Luciana

Directed by Mario Monicelli. Written by Giovanni Arpino, Italo Calvino, Suso Cecchi d'Amico and Mario Monicelli. Music by Piero Umiliani. With Marisa Solinas and Germano Giglioli.

In Renzo e Luciana (Renzo and Luciana), a young couple tries to hide their marriage and the wife’s supposed pregnancy from the Draconian rules at their place of employment, which has banned female employees from getting married and having children. Their efforts – both at their shared home (having temporarily moved into her family's crowded apartment), and at work (where they go so far as to pretend not to know each other) – causes pressure to mount on the couple. Their hope is to make it through until they have managed to save some money to move out, and are dependent on Renzo going to night school to become an accountant. Finally, their life together has some privacy, but they are increasingly separated by their respective shifts: he returns home from work just when she has to leave to go there.

This first episode was only included in the Italian distribution of the film. Out of solidarity toward Monicelli, the other three directors did not go to the Cannes Film Festival for the presentation of the film.

Le Tentazioni del Dottor Antonio

Directed by Federico Fellini. Written by Fellini, Ennio Flaiano and Tullio Pinelli. Music by Nino Rota. With Peppino De Filippo and Anita Ekberg.

In Le Tentazioni del Dottor Antonio (The Temptation of Dr Antonio), Dr Antonio Mazzuolo, a middle-aged man, has taken it upon himself to be the protector of Rome's morality and law and order from what he sees as vice, crime and immorality throughout the city. The doctor (in his tiny Fiat equipped with a police spotlight) wages his one-man crusade – shining the spotlight at lovers in parked cars, or bounding on stage of a cabaret, ordering the stage crew (which includes a smiling police officer) to shut the lights, as he closes the curtain behind a line of bewildered chorus girls. He admonishes the audience to 'go home, and spend (their) money' in a 'better way instead of seeing this filth.' His anger knows no bounds when a provocative billboard of Anita Ekberg with the tag line "drink more milk" is put up in a park near his residence. Little does he know how the billboard will impact his life. Throughout the film, children are heard singing the jingle "Bevete più latte, bevete più latte!" ("Drink more milk!"). The image begins to haunt him with hallucinations in which Ekberg appears as a temptress. After his delirium culminates in throwing a spear at Ekberg's image, he is found collapsed on top of the billboard and transported away in an ambulance to the children's song.

Il Lavoro

Directed by Luchino Visconti. Written by Suso Cecchi d'Amico and Visconti. Music by Nino Rota. With Romy Schneider, Tomas Milian, and Romolo Valli.

Il Lavoro (The Job), is about an aristocratic couple. The husband is caught by the press visiting prostitutes. After saying, she intends from then on to work for her income, the wife demands payment from her husband for her sexual services, to which he agrees.

La Riffa

Directed by Vittorio De Sica. Written by Cesare Zavattini. Music by Armando Trovajoli. With Sophia Loren.

In La Riffa (The Raffle), a timid lottery winner is entitled to one night with the attractive Zoe (Sophia Loren). Zoe, however, has other plans.

Cast

References

  1. "Boccaccio '70". Cineuropa. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  2. "'Production for Me' - Levine". Variety. 19 July 1961. p. 7.
  3. Pragasam, Andrew. "Boccaccio '70 Review (1962)". The Spinning Image.co.uk.

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