Sessomatto

 (1973)

by Tuna

Sessomatto, or Crazy Love, or How Funny Can Sex Be? is a series of nine short sketches, all of them starring Giancarlo Giannini, and eight of the nine starring Laura Antonelli. They are:

  • Signora Sono Le Otto. A woman's butler is in love with her.
  • Due Cuori E Una Baracca. (Two Hearts and a Shack.) A couple with a bunch of kids live in a shack and fight a lot.
  • Non E' Mai Troppo Tardi. (Never Too Late.) A man with a beautiful wife prefers old women.
  • Viaggio di Nazzi. (Honeymoon.) A man gets aroused on public transportation, but not in bed. His wife finally suggests the hotel elevator.
  • Torna Piccina Mia. (My Piccina Returns.) A man hires a hooker and dresses and coaches her to be like his dead wife.
  • Lavoratore Italiano All' Estero. (Italian Worker in a Foreign Country.) A man visits a fertility clinic to leave a sperm donation. He fantasizes about a nun/nurse to get excited.
  • La Vendetta.  A woman avenges her husband's death by fucking his enemy to death.
  • Un Amore Difficile. (A Difficult Love.) A man travels to see his long lost brother, and falls for a transvestite hooker.
  • L'Ospite. (The Host.) A wife flirts with her husband's dinner guest.

None of the segments is long enough to build any special interest or rapport with the characters, and I didn't find anything about them especially funny either. Apparently the answer to "How Funny Can Sex Be?" is "Not Very Fuckin' Funny."

This was designed as a showcase for the stars, giving them each a chance to play many different characters. In that, and that alone, it was successful.

First Name Carmen

THE CRITICS AND ACADEMIES

No reviews online.

THE PEOPLE

5.7 IMDB summary (of 10)

THE BOX OFFICE

It had brief theatrical runs in several major countries, but no box office details are available.

NUDITY REPORT

  • Laura Antonelli shows breasts in several segments.

Our Grade:

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C-