Boccaccio '70
Seen it?1962 | 204 min | Comedy, Romance
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With middling reviews (50% on Rotten Tomatoes) and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for romantics and anyone who wants a laugh.
- The mood
- Light and funny, romantic.
- The pace
- Unhurried and epic, at 3 hr 24 min.
- What might put you off
- It's long: 3 hr 24 min.
- It's in Italian, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1962: an older pace and style.
An anthology of four comic moral tales about the hypocrisies surrounding sex in 1960s Italy: frothy young love and office politics in the big city; milk advertisements that begin to haunt an aging prude; a trophy wife enduring her husband's very public affairs; a lucky ticket-holder at a small town fair.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
50% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesSolid
6.9 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerSolid
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 19K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Vittorio De Sica, Federico Fellini, Luchino Visconti
- Marisa SolinasLuciana (segment "Renzo e Luciana")
- Anita EkbergAnita (segment "Le tentazioni del dottor Antonio")
- Romy SchneiderPupe (segment "Il lavoro")
- Sophia LorenZoe (segment "La riffa")
- Germano GilioliRenzo (segment "Renzo e Luciana")
- Peppino De FilippoDr. Antonio Mazzuolo (segment "Le tentazioni del dottor ...")
- Tomas MilianConte Ottavio (segment "Il lavoro")
- Alfio VitaCuspet (segment "La riffa")
- Luigi GiulianiGaetano (segment "La riffa")
- Romolo ValliLawyer Zacchi (segment "Il lavoro")