Italy 1960. D. 105′ Italian

Restoration by CSC – Cineteca Nazionale

Introduced by: CSC Cineteca Nazionale curator Steve Della Casa

Director: Mauro Bolognini
Production: Cino Del Duca, Arco Film (Rome), Lyre Cinematographique (Paris)
Cast: Marcello Mastroianni, Claudia Cardinale, Pierre Brasseur, Ugo Torrente, Rina Morelli, Tomas Milian
Screenplay: Pier Paolo Pasolini, Gino Visentini
Photography: Armando Nannuzzi
Editing: Nino Baragli
Set design: Carlo Egidi
Costumes: Piero Tosi
Music: Piero Piccioni

SYNOPSIS
The women adore the charming Antonio and consider him the perfect lover, but the reality is quite different; only his wife Barbara is able to discover the bitter truth.