Gli infedeli

Among the reviews there's one "2" justified by the fact that's hard to follow the film with subtitles...Probably shouldn't give a film a bad review if you couldn't grasp nuances due to not understanding its language?

All in all, if you do speak the language, it is a quirky and irreverent film that -I believe- won't bore you. It could have been better in many ways but saying more would trigger spoilers :)

I haven't seen the French originals, so will just cover this one with no comparisons to source material.

The upside is that, the stories differ enough from each other to keep us interested. The downside: Said interest remaining kind of unrewarded.

The opening act was okay and what followed it had the mosty dynamic and convincing acting. I liked how smoothly of the story of the "glory hole guy" unfolded. The hallucination plot was refreshing despite the cover-up coming with flaws.

The photography has character, and the rhytm is just fine.

Overall, not a bad movie. But comes short of being "cinema" is structured more like a Twilight Zone anthology with "sexual betrayal" replacing "supernatural mystery".

*" 'Gli Infedeli' is a 2020 Italian anthology film that weaves stories of infidelity and male fragility, with moments of sharp wit but frequently falling into predictable patterns. It does well in some genres, notably in being very quick-witted with an odd streak of dark humor, though it falters on uneven pacing and character development.". The cast in ensemble-Riccardo Scamarcio, Valerio Mastandrea-are energetic performers, but the film banks a lot on stereotypes regarding love and relationships without contributing anything new to the genre. *Gli Infedeli* is, after all, watchable but basically uneven: there's laughter here, but it doesn't finally affect the viewer.

Nothing new in the lazy script: the different man/woman perspective on erotic desire, a poor unimaginative dialogue, many scenes borrowed from previous 1960's Italian comedies (Signore e Signori, Sedotta e Abbandonata come to mind). However, it is mildly entertaining and worth your time, if you like the genre. Probably the most original episode is the Fantozzi's like behavior of a desperate herbal remedies rep that is dying to get laid at a corporate meeting dinner, and progressively downgrades his aim for a bed companion in the course of the evening. The acting is a bit limited and as a consequence characters are flat and uninspiring.

After the plane scene at the beginning of the film, a sort of gags happen, which seem to be disconnected. Some funny situations, but that is it. Poor ending.