Giovannona coscialunga, disonorata con onore (1973)

Director:

Sergio Martino

Writers:

Tito Carpi (story) &
Luciano Martino (story) ...
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Release Date:

12 April 1973 (Italy)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot Keywords:

Sex Comedy | 1970s | Bribe | Italy | Sicilian

Cast

Edwige Fenech	...	Giovannona Coscialunga in arte Cocò
Pippo Franco	...	Ragionier Mario Albertini
Gigi Ballista	...	Commendatore La Noce
Riccardo Garrone	...	Robertuzzo
Sandro Merli
Danika La Loggia
Adriana Facchetti
Armando Bandini
Vincenzo Crocitti	...	Train conductor
Sandro Dori	...	Mad and blind driver on Maserati
Gino Pagnani
Patrizia Adiutori	...	Luisella
Francesco D'Adda
Carla Mancini
Luigi Leoni
Nello Pazzafini
Francesca Romana Coluzzi	...	Mary
Vittorio Caprioli

Directed by
Sergio Martino

Writing credits
Tito Carpi		story &
Luciano Martino		story &
Francesco Milizia		screenplay &
Carlo Veo		screenplay &
Franco Mercuri		screenplay

Produced by
Luciano Martino	....	producer

Original Music by
Guido De Angelis
Maurizio De Angelis

Cinematography by
Stelvio Massi

Film Editing by
Attilio Vincioni

Production Design by
Giovanni Natalucci

Set Decoration by
Luigi Urbani

Costume Design by
Oscar Capponi

Makeup Department
Iolanda Conti	....	hair stylist (as Jolanda Conti)
Raffaele Cristini	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Francesco Fantacci	....	unit manager
Lamberto Palmieri	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Michele Massimo Tarantini	....	assistant director

Sound Department
Bruno Moreal	....	sound
Bruno Zanoli	....	sound

Camera and Electrical Department
Francesco Narducci	....	still photographer
Michele Pensato	....	camera operator
Valentino Sabatini	....	assistant camera

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Dafne Ciarrocchi	....	assistant costumes

Editorial Department
Teresa Negozio	....	assistant editor

Other crew
Franco Brel	....	press agent
Evi Farinelli	....	script supervisor (as Evy Farinelli)

Production Companies

• Dania Film

Also Known As:

Giovannona Long-Thigh (USA) (DVD title)

Runtime:

94 min

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Italy:VM18

Company:

Dania Film

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Secondo tragico Fantozzi, Il (1976)

Italy's version of the classic romantic comedies from the thirties!

Italy didn't exactly hold back when it came to ripping off films back in the seventies - everything from Dirty Harry to Jaws got the Italian treatment, but I must say I never expected to see an Italian sex comedy version of the classic romantic comedies of thirties USA! Even more surprising than the premise of this film is the fact that it's good! Sergio Martino, a director who tried his hand at a number of different genres, but will always be best remembered for his superb Giallo efforts such as The Strange Vice of Mrs Wardh and The Case of the Scorpion's Tail, has put together a delightful comedy that works thanks to the fact that the action never lets up, and it's really quite funny! The plot focuses on Commendatore La Noce, a man who has polluted a river. He realises that he has to bribe an honourable to get away with it - but the problem is that the honourable in question IS completely honourable. However, he does have one vice - he likes to sleep with other people's wives. Not wanting use his own frigid other half, the Commendatore lets his assistant find him a prostitute to act as his wife.

It was actually quite odd watching this film as after watching a number of Italian sex movies, I've come to expect a lot of sleaze. This one features brief nudity and some swearing, but it's extremely tame overall. Martino has made the film more 'cheeky' than anything else, as the lead characters are sexually promiscuous, but sex itself isn't actually seen. This is no bad thing, however, as loads of sex would have distracted from the comedy. Of course, my main reason for seeing this film was because it stars the beautiful Edwige Fenech - and although I say this almost every time I see one of her films, she really has never looked better than she does here! Martino and Fenech worked together on a number of occasions throughout their careers, and it shows as the director really knows how to make best use of his stunning lead actress! The plot is quite incidental to the set pieces, but it's not important as the film is never boring. The scenes aboard the train midway through are the best, but the film introduces new things to chew every time it seems to be drying up, and this ensures that Giovannona Long-Thigh is absolutely great fun to watch!