Luigi Russo

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Luigi Russo

Born May 4, 1931 · Sanremo, Liguria, Italy

Died April 8, 2014 · aged 82

No biography available.

Known For

Beauty and the BeastBeauty and the Beast · 1977
Beauty and the Beast
5.71977
MovieDrama
Decameron-style collection of entertaining short stories with such diverse themes as nymphomania, bestiality, and masochism.
Death Falls LightlyDeath Falls Lightly · 1972
Death Falls Lightly
5.91972
MovieHorrorThriller
After a wealthy businessman's wife is murdered by an unknown assailant, his advisors suggest that he go into hiding at a shuttered hotel; taking along his mistress, he is soon besieged by supernatural visions which seem to be drawing him into the hotel's own dark and murderous past.
Una bella governante di coloreUna bella governante di colore · 1976
Una bella governante di colore
4.91976
MovieComedy
Nicola Salluzzi is the owner of an insecticide company and his teenage son Simone has the habit of sleeping with his female employees.
It Happened in the ParkIt Happened in the Park · 1953
It Happened in the Park
6.51953
MovieComedyDrama
Villa Borghese, Rome's biggest urban park, is the place where everyday laughs and dramas are consumed. The movie is made of six vignettes set there.
Return of Shanghai JoeReturn of Shanghai Joe · 1975
Return of Shanghai Joe
5.81975
MovieWesternAction
A sinister town boss called Pat Barnes has exploited almost everyone in the town. If they don't succumb to his demands they normally end up dead. Barnes is finally brought down by Shanghai Joe and a smooth-talking snake-oil salesman.
When Love Is LustWhen Love Is Lust · 1973
When Love Is Lust
5.41973
MovieComedyDrama
A decadent countess, middle-aged but still attractive, forces her young and timid daughter to marry a rich butcher. But the couple’s sexual relation is troubled, because the girl has her fair share of inhibitions. So she abandons her house and seeks refuge at her sister’s place. During her absence, her husband finds consolation in his mother in law’s arms.
Intimate RelationsIntimate Relations · 1975
Intimate Relations
3.61975
MovieComedy
The entrepreneur Franco, a wealthy man, finds himself going through a period of profound crisis with his wife Laura and things get complicated when he meets his young and beautiful daughter-in-law, Flora. Passion sparks between the two but the girl's husband certainly doesn't sit idle, starting a relationship with her sister-in-law. Each member of the family ends up being involved in affairs and betrayals, with unpredictable consequences.
The Last Decameron: Adultery in 7 Easy LessonsThe Last Decameron: Adultery in 7 Easy Lessons · 1972
The Last Decameron: Adultery in 7 Easy Lessons
3.81972
MovieComedy
Seven novels of Boccaccio featuring dirty jokes.

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Buona parte di PaolinaBuona parte di Paolina · 1973
Buona parte di Paolina
4.71973
MovieComedy
Paulina, sister of Napoleon I, is married to Camillo Borghese, presented as a helpless coward. She is eager to offer herself to all the young people that propose to her, and performs naked in front of the Roman people flocking to the walls of Villa Borghese, which she turned into a private residence. She also poses half naked for the famous statue of Canova, who is also presented as a effeminate and scoundrel. When her reputation as a depraved spreads, on the advice of the Pope, she is segregated away from all the men. when the French troops deport from Rome the Pope and the cardinals as well, Paulina sees prostitution as the only way to find herself some "fresh meat". Finally after seven years villa Borghese is reopened to the public, as Paulina goes back to Paris, to the great relief of the Roman people and the clerical circles.

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