Trasgredire (2000)

User Rating:

5.6/10   

Director:

Tinto Brass

Writers:

Tinto Brass (writer)
Carla Cipriani (writer)

Release Date:

28 January 2000 (Italy)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Plot:

While scouting out apartments in London for her Venetian boyfriend, Carla rents an apartment that overlooks the Thames. There she meet the lesbian hyper-horny real estate agent Moira.

Plot Keywords:

Lesbian | Seduction | Mini Skirt | Heterosexual Rimming | Labia

Cast

Yuliya Mayarchuk	...	Carla
Jarno Berardi	...	Matteo
Francesca Nunzi	...	Moira
Max Parodi	...	Marion
Mauro Lorenz	...	Bernard
Leila Carli	...	Nina
Vittorio Attene	...	Luca
Antonio Salines
Chiara Gobbato
Remo Pizzaroni
Mauro Sangiorgi
Alberto Passone
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Silvia Rossi

Also Known As:

Cheeky (UK) (DVD title)
T (Italy) (working title)
Tra(sgre)dire (Italy)
Transgressions (USA) (video title)

Runtime:

Argentina:89 min | Germany:84 min

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:R | South Korea:18 | Argentina:18 | Germany:18 | Peru:18 | Italy:VM18

Filming Locations:

Cubitt Wharf, Storers Quay, Isle of Dogs, London, England, UK

Company:

Lion Pictures

Trivia:

The title is presented in reference guides as TRA(SGRE)DIRE and in the film itself with the middle four letters smaller than the rest of the title. The verb "Trasgredire" translates from Italian as "to transgress" while the verb "Tradire" (minus the "sgre") translates as "to betray."

Quotes:

[first lines]
Policeman: Who is in charge?

it's a hard genre to make good movies from

tinto brass has made another of his cardboard copy comedies, with plenty of shots of the rump, and eccentric morality...

cheeky follows the exploits of a young woman travelling to London, and dealing with the jealousy of her boyfriend... as she seems to put up a very weak resistance to all advances, perhaps his response is justified... however, brass has a moral to the story, and when the young man learns his lesson, he realises HE was at fault the whole time... his lover was just keeping the spark alive in icy old england!... watch the interview with brass on the DVD and all will make sense... sort of... well not really...

basically, i think that the erotic genre is a place fraught with danger... move too slowly, and it becomes dull... too excessive, and it becomes... well, very stupid (or vulgar)... cheeky definitely flits over the line a few times, but i'll forgive it, because despite all the borderline perversion threatening to creep in (flashers, raincoat voyeurs, and old, seedy men), it's basically a harmless bit of fluff that is almost charming and innocent in its simplicity...

what's more, brass brings a richness of colour and imagery seldom seen in the soft-core arena... and frankly, that's mostly what it's all about... i've never seen a cheap, soft porn movie that looks as good as this film does...

brass has definitely upped the explicit side of things, stopping short of the unsimulated act, but focusing far more on genitalia and intrusion... personally, i prefer a little rawness, but some may find it a little too crass...

the dubbing is an absolute crime against humanity... it is hilarious to hear the bad English accents in place of the usual silly 50's American drawl, however....

this is an extremely slight movie, with highly unsophisticated comedy (in fact, much of the movie is simply our lead actress prancing around naked)... however, this does beat an 80's movie featuring some guy with a square haircut rubbing himself against a girl with a big perm... watch it with low expectations, and it may be a bit of fun... otherwise, avoid it like English pizza...