Quante volte... quella notte (1972)

User Rating:

5.9/10   

Director:

Mario Bava

Writers:

Mario Moroni (writer)
Charles Ross (writer)

Release Date:

April 1975 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Plot:

John and Tina meet in a park one day. They immediately hit it off, go out on a date later that evening...

Plot Keywords:

Park | Voyeurism | Female Nudity | Beautiful Woman | Lesbianism

Cast

Daniela Giordano	...	Tina Brandt
Brett Halsey	...	John Price (Gianni Prada)
Dick Randall	...	The Janitor
Valeria Sabel	...	Mrs. Sofia Brandt
Michael Hinz	...	Rudy
Rainer Basedow	...	Jack
Brigitte Skay	...	Mumu
Calisto Calisti	...	The Scientist
Pascale Petit	...	Esmeralda
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Marina Cavorgna	...	The Bananas band member (uncredited)
Sante Lucerlini	...	Duccio (uncredited)
Huguette Verton	...	The Bananas band member (uncredited)

Directed by
Mario Bava

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Mario Moroni		writer
Charles Ross		writer

Produced by
Alfredo Leone	....	producer
Dick Randall	....	producer

Original Music by
Coriolano Gori

Cinematography by
Antonio Rinaldi
Mario Bava		(uncredited)

Film Editing by
Otello Colangeli

Makeup Department
Massimo De Rossi	....	makeup artist
Lidia Puglia	....	hair stylist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Lamberto Bava	....	assistant director
Claudio Rainis	....	assistant director

Production Companies

• Delfino Film
• Hape-Film Company GmbH

Distributors

• Cinépix Film Properties (CFP) (1971) (Canada) (theatrical) (dubbed)
• Cinevision Films (1975) (USA) (theatrical) (dubbed)
• Raro Video/Nocturno (2006) (Italy) (DVD)
• Starz Home Entertainment (2007) (USA) (DVD)

Also Known As:

Four Times That Night (International: English title)
Four Times that Night (USA)
Vier Mal heute Nacht (West Germany)

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

Italy | West Germany

Language:

Italian

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Certification:

Canada:R (Nova Scotia) | UK:15 | Canada:18 (Nova Scotia) | Italy:VM18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Rome, Lazio, Italy

Company:

Delfino Film

Trivia:

Shot in 1969.

Quotes:

Duccio: ...and the girls were left in the living room. They were both magnificent, believe me! Either one could shorten your life by 10 years.

Movie Connections:

Edited into Twisted Sex Vol. 23 (2007) (V)

Certain charm about it

A great looking couple share an evening of dancing and groping. But just what happened isn't exactly certain as she has one version of the evening's happenings, he has another and the pervy concierge has yet another tale to tell. And finally there's "the truth" which is explained away be some shrink. Or is it the truth?

Well, this could have been a disaster of a film. Luckily it isn't as Mario Bava, one of Italy's finest visual directors, imbues the film with enough striking imagery, beautiful set design and fluent camera work to keep viewers interested. It's not particularly funny but it has a strange kind of charm to it. But hey, if you're a nut about light sex farces you may find it great.

One thing's for sure; the leading lady (Daniela Giordano, a former miss Italy) is one of the most striking eye candy ever to grace the screen. She also delivers a spirited performance and American Brett Halsey is also quite lively.

Give this a spin on a slow night.