A May-December romance. Roué Giulio Marengo, a Roman landscape architect unhappy in his marriage, meets Francesca, a young and beautiful Florentine, and then learns she might be his daughter. He resolves to keep his hands off but can't seem to stay away, and she's eager for a lover who's a father figure.

Bambina

1974

Italian

5.5

♡ 3

marriage of convenience

Alberto Lattuada Director

Teresa Ann Savoy as Clotilde Spina

Lina Polito as Concetta

Bruno Cirino as Peppe Colizzi

Irene Papas as Raimonda Spina

In order to convince Raimonda, a wealthy noble woman, to finance his project for a holiday resort, Saverio gets engaged to Clotilde, her mentally-disturbed and sex-obsessed adolescent daughter. He plans to have her kidnapped and raped by an accomplice so she won't be a virgin anymore and he'll have an excuse to get out of the impending marriage. But what he doesn't plan is to fall in love with the girl...

Mafioso

1962

Italian

7.6

♡ 3

96%

Alberto Lattuada Director

Stefano Benigno as

Francesco Lo Briglio as Don Calogero

Carmelo Oliviero as Don Liborio

Lilly Bistrattin as Dr. Zanchi's Secretary

When a good-natured factory supervisor living in Milan with his Northern wife returns to his native Sicily, a decades' old oath forces him to fulfill a nightmarish obligation.

Guendalina

1957

Italian

6.7

♡ 5

Comedy

Alberto Lattuada Director

Sylva Koscina as Francesca Redaelli, madre di Guendalina

Leonardo Botta as Gianluca

Jacqueline Sassard as Guendalina Redaelli

Raf Vallone as Guido Redaelli, padre di Guendalina

Wealthy teenager Guendalina is a child of divorce. Oberdan, likewise a teenager, is a boy from a blue-collar family. Escaping from the tribulations of her home life, Guendalina creates a dream world of her own, casting Oberdan as her personal Prince Charming. Despite parental objections, girl and boy fall in love. Interestingly enough, the relationship between Guendalina and Oberdan remains pure and chaste throughout their film, which is more than can be said for their parents. their respective parents behave with marked laciviousness.

Sweet Deceptions

1960

Italian

6.7

♡ 3

Action

Drama

Romance

Alberto Lattuada Director

Christian Marquand as Enrico

Catherine Spaak as Francesca

Jean Sorel as Renato

Claudio Gora as (scenes deleted)

Francesca, a seventeen-year-old Roman, is finally sure she has found love. Almost sure. She spends the day observing other lovers' behaviors and considering whether she is ready to jump. Her age notwithstanding, this movie is more about coming of age than about improper or illegal romantic relationships.

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