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Plot

This wry comedy finds the beautiful Assunta (Monica Vitti) being kidnapped by Vincento (Carlo Giuffre) and taken to his remote home in the country. He plans to "dishonor her" and by doing so, win her hand in marriage. In a hilarious turn of events, Assunta willingly gives in to the amorous advances of Vincento. Finding him to her liking, the innocent girl suddenly turns into an insatiable sex fiend who causes the exhausted abductor to flee for his life. Assunta escapes, but the taunting of the local villagers causes her to leave and pursue the fleeing Vincento. She tracks him down to Britain and sheds her country-girl image for a mod makeover in order to fit into the blue-blooded London society. She plans to murder Vincento until she meets a divorced physician. She and Dr. Osborne (Stanley Baker) fall for each other, and the jilted Assunta is content to slap Vincento rather than shoot him to death.
MPAA Rating:
Genre(s):
Comedy
Run Time:
100min.
Director(s):
Mario Monicelli
Starring:
Monica Vitti , Stanley Baker , Carlo Giuffré , Corin Redgrave , Anthony Booth
Themes:
Kidnapping,Sexual Awakening
Tone:
Irreverent,Sexy,Racy,Humorous
Keywords:
Britain,Sicilian,assimilation,culture-clash,doctor/nurse,girl,kidnapping,marriage,mountains,naive,nymphomaniac,revenge,search,sexual-awakening,village
Country of Origin:
Italy (09-20-1968)