The Birds, the Bees and the Italians (1966)

Original title

Signore e signori

Directed by

Pietro Germi

Genre

comedy film

Country

France, Italy

Runtime

1h 55m

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 78 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This comedy follows the romantic and marital escapades of several men and women in a small Italian town. It pokes fun at their double standards and secret affairs.

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What happens

The Birds, the Bees and the Italians (Italian: Signore & Signori, lit. 'Ladies & Gentlemen') is a 1966 Italian film directed by Pietro Germi. The film shared the Grand Prix with A Man and a Woman at the 1966 Cannes Film Festival. It was later selected for screening as part of the Cannes Classics section at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival. In 2008, the film was included on the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage’s 100 Italian films to be saved, a list of 100 films that "have changed the collective memory of the country between 1942 and 1978." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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