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Torture Me But Kill Me with Kisses (1968)

Torture Me But Kill Me with Kisses poster
Original title
Straziami ma di baci saziami
Directed by
Dino Risi
Genre
comedy film
Country
France, Italy
Runtime
1h 40m
Rated
T
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 64 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man gets caught up in over-the-top romantic situations that parody Italian photo novels and pop culture. The film follows his adventures and misadventures with a comedic tone.

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What happens

Straziami ma di baci saziami (internationally released as Torture Me But Kill Me with Kisses) is a 1968 Italian comedy film directed by Dino Risi. The film parodies Italian photonovels and the popular subculture. It had a great commercial success. All the DVD releases (in Italy, too) have the credits in English. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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