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Sex with a Smile

Original title: 40 gradi all'ombra del lenzuolo
  • 1976
  • R
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
5.2/10
445
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Sex with a Smile (1976)
Comedy

Five short comic sketches, all unrelated to each other, except that they are all expressions of Italian sexual humor. In one sketch, Marty Feldman plays a bodyguard, hired by her father to w... Read allFive short comic sketches, all unrelated to each other, except that they are all expressions of Italian sexual humor. In one sketch, Marty Feldman plays a bodyguard, hired by her father to watch a young woman; he watches her a little too closely. In another, while Barbara Bouchet... Read allFive short comic sketches, all unrelated to each other, except that they are all expressions of Italian sexual humor. In one sketch, Marty Feldman plays a bodyguard, hired by her father to watch a young woman; he watches her a little too closely. In another, while Barbara Bouchet's husband is out of town on business, a stranger offers her twenty million lire in return... Read all

  • Director
    • Sergio Martino
  • Writers
    • Tonino Guerra
    • Sergio Martino
    • Giorgio Salvioni
  • Stars
    • Barbara Bouchet
    • Edwige Fenech
    • Dayle Haddon
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.2/10
    445
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Sergio Martino
    • Writers
      • Tonino Guerra
      • Sergio Martino
      • Giorgio Salvioni
    • Stars
      • Barbara Bouchet
      • Edwige Fenech
      • Dayle Haddon
    • 7User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    Aldo Maccione and Sydne Rome in Sex with a Smile (1976)
    Aldo Maccione and Sydne Rome in Sex with a Smile (1976)
    Sydne Rome in Sex with a Smile (1976)
    Marty Feldman in Sex with a Smile (1976)
    Marty Feldman and Dayle Haddon in Sex with a Smile (1976)
    Marty Feldman and Dayle Haddon in Sex with a Smile (1976)
    Marty Feldman and Dayle Haddon in Sex with a Smile (1976)
    Barbara Bouchet in Sex with a Smile (1976)
    Barbara Bouchet and Enrico Montesano in Sex with a Smile (1976)

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    Barbara Bouchet
    Barbara Bouchet
    • The Woman (segment "I soldi in banca")
    Edwige Fenech
    Edwige Fenech
    • Emilia Chiapponi (segment "La cavallona")
    Dayle Haddon
    Dayle Haddon
    • Marina (segment "La guardia del corpo")
    Alberto Lionello
    Alberto Lionello
    • Filippo, the "Catch It While It's Hot" male (segment "L'attimo fuggente")
    Aldo Maccione
    Aldo Maccione
    • Adriano Serpetti, the "Dog's Day" male (segment "Un posto tranquillo")
    Tomas Milian
    Tomas Milian
    • Cavaliere Marelli, the "Dream Girl" male (segment "La cavallona")
    Enrico Montesano
    Enrico Montesano
    • Salvatore, the "One for the Money" male (segment "I soldi in banca")
    Giovanna Ralli
    Giovanna Ralli
    • Esmeralda (segment "L'attimo fuggente")
    Sydne Rome
    Sydne Rome
    • Marcella Fosne (segment "Un posto tranquillo")
    Marty Feldman
    Marty Feldman
    • Alex, the "Bodyguard" male (segment "La guardia del corpo")
    Christian Aligny
    • Dracula (segment "La cavallona")
    • (as Christian Alegny)
    Salvatore Baccaro
    Salvatore Baccaro
    • Client at the bar (segment "La cavallona")
    Fiammetta Baralla
    • Woman in the Bathroom (segment "I soldi in banca")
    Mimmo Crao
    • François (segment "La guardia del corpo")
    Franco Diogene
    Franco Diogene
    • Ignazio, her husband (segment "I soldi in banca")
    Nello Pazzafini
    Nello Pazzafini
    • L'affita-auto (segment "L'attimo fuggente")
    • (as Giovanni Pazzafini)
    Angelo Pellegrino
    • The Priest (segment "Un posto tranquillo")
    Renzo Rinaldi
    • Emilia's friend (segment "La cavallona")
    • (as Enzo Rinaldi)
    • Director
      • Sergio Martino
    • Writers
      • Tonino Guerra
      • Sergio Martino
      • Giorgio Salvioni
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      When this film was released to theaters in the US in 1976, it had an X rating. It must have been reevaluated over the years.
    • Quotes

      Salvatore: One million in each envelope. Twenty envelopes, that's twenty million! Uh, Italian lire, but that's better than nothing...

    • Connections
      Followed by Spogliamoci così, senza pudor... (1976)

    User reviews7

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    5/10
    How mature...
    This is a very typical sex comedy, with all sort of sexual jokes and innuendos in it. It really reminded me of the British 'Carry on...' film-series, in terms of its comedy, with as a difference that this movie consists out of 5 short stories and has some better looking women in it.

    But it's being just as immature with its comedy basically. Seriously, it's all very childish really and not all that clever with its story and situations. A real simplistic movie, lots of people will still enjoy watching for what it is. Just not me.

    Most people will say or perhaps complain that this movie is being sexist toward women because they are the ones who are showing some skin and are being portrayed as lust objects, in this movie. I however feel that this movie is just as sexist toward men, since the movie portrays almost every single male in this movie as sex hungry animal, with only one thing on his mind. I know it's all done in the name of comedy but it's just a bit too stereotypical and simplistic for my taste.

    I am not complaining about it though that the movie consists out of 5 short and unrelated stories. I actually think that this was a good move for the movie to take. It ensures that the movie never drags or start to repeat itself with its comedy and situations. Each story is a fresh one, with different characters in it, however most of them really aren't that well written, funny or interesting. I only really liked the story involving Marty Feldman. That guy was truly hilarious, even in Italian. He has comedy written all over him. His story alone is really worth checking out and the only one that ever cracked me up.

    A very immature Italian sex comedy, that serves its purpose well enough I guess but just never truly becomes a great, clever, surprising or hilarious movie to watch, except for all the scenes involving Marty Feldman.

    5/10

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    • Release date
      • January 9, 1976 (Italy)
    • Country of origin
      • Italy
    • Language
      • Italian
    • Also known as
      • Müssen Männer schön sein?
    • Filming locations
      • Rome, Lazio, Italy(episode "L'Attimo fuggente")
    • Production company
      • Medusa Distribuzione
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 40 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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