Of Wayward Love
Cast & Crew
Enrico Maria Salerno
Catherine Spaak
Claudia Mori
Lilli Palmer
Bernhard Wicki
Gastone Moschin
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Synopsis
THE WOMEN: Antonio, a middle-aged bachelor, finds that his regular mistresses are busy and calls Bruna, a woman with whom he has been having a casual affair. She arrives and shocks him by announcing that she has just been married, but she goes to bed with him anyway, claiming that her marriage will not alter their relationship. That afternoon, Antonio goes to the beach with Valeria, another girl friend, who lures him into bed and afterwards reveals that she was a virgin. Antonio is left perplexed and realizes that, despite his worldliness, his life is vacant and absurd. THE SERPENT: Professor Brenner and his wife, Hilde, a couple whose marriage is unstable, are vacationing in Sicily. While visiting Aphrodite's temple, Hilde tries to arouse her husband's attention by pretending that she mistakes a snakeskin belt for a real snake, but he only scoffs at her. Later, their car breaks down on a lonely road, and two truckdrivers give Hilde a ride to town to get help. She half hopes that they will attack her, but they are uninterested so she vindictively accuses them of rape. Her husband arrives at the police station to explain Hilde's fantasies and clear the drivers. He realizes that he has neglected Hilde and decides to pay more attention to her. THE SOLDIER: In a stuffy train compartment, a soldier, Tomagra, attempts to seduce a voluptuous widow, despite the presence of three other people. The widow remains impassive, but after the others leave the train, Tomagra and the widow wordlessly make love. When the widow disembarks, Tomagra eagerly follows, but she is whisked off by relatives, leaving him alone and confused.
Cast
Enrico Maria Salerno
Catherine Spaak
Claudia Mori
Lilli Palmer
Bernhard Wicki
Gastone Moschin
Nino Manfredi
Fulvia Franco
Crew
Alberto Bonucci
Italo Calvino
Carlo Carlini
Fabio Carpi
Luigi Filippo Carta
Eraldo Da Roma
Gastone Di Giovanni
Renato Mainardi
Nino Manfredi
Nino Manfredi
Erico Menczer
Giuseppe Orlandini
Ercole Patti
Achille Piazzi
Guglielmo Santangelo
Ettore Scola
Mario Soldati
Sergio Sollima
Piero Umiliani
Film Details
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Trivia
Notes
Opened in Rome in December 1962 as L'amore difficile; running time: 125 min; in West Germany in August 1963 as Erotica; running time: 121 min. Italian titles for segments: "Le donne," "Il serpente," and "L'avventura di un soldato." The German and Italian release versions include a fourth segment, "L'avaro," directed by Luciano Lucignani.
