He can't help it: Lando Buzzanca and Mr. Calandro's seductive wife
The 1970s were the heyday of Italian sex comedies. And most of the time, Lando Buzzanca, born in 1935, played a crucial role in these films. This time it was directed by Pasquale Festa Campanile, and the plot is based on a Renaissance play by Bernardo Dovizi, who in turn took Boccaccio's DECAMERONE as his model. So world literature! ;-)
The omnipotent Lidio (Lando Buzzanca) can't pass by any woman without wanting to please her. And the ladies in beautiful Siena are by no means averse, as the steadfast Lidio looks quite passable. But one day he goes overboard. When Prince Ferruccio (Cesare Gelli) catches the smart womanizer in bed with his beautiful wife Lucrezia (Barbara Bouchet), the limit is reached. Lidio is threatened with castration! But then he gets one last chance in the form of a bet. If he succeeds in seducing the young Fulvia (Agostina Belli), the wife of the elderly Calandro (Salvo Randone), he can keep his "crown jewels". But things aren't quite that simple, not even for a seducer as accomplished as Lidio. The good Fulvia is kept under lock and key. But the imaginative Lidio knows what to do: he disguises himself as a woman and becomes the young Fulvia's maid as Madame Aurora. Now the turbulent love dance really begins! While Lidio, as Madame Aurora, of course delights all the female employees in the house with his potency, the doddering old man Calandro falls in love with the sturdy Madame Aurora. From then on, misunderstandings are guaranteed! However, it will not be revealed whether the good Lidio manages to honor the bet he made. Just this much: Whenever things get serious in the film, a strange children's song sounds, the origin of which is only revealed at the end...
A bizarre sex farce from the Renaissance era, which features attractive actresses and actors. In addition to Lando Buzzanca, who grimaces as usual but is still convincing, the wonderful Barbara Bouchet deserves special mention.
