Sex Can Be Difficult

Sex Can Be Difficult

Eros on the rampage in three delightful sketches concerning love and sex… or sex and love?

1962 · 115 min · ★ 6.3 · Comedy

A journalist could marry the daughter of a tycoon, but prefers a relationship with a married woman. An attorney renounces her lover by greed. A soldier tries to approach a widow on a train. A German couple looking for adventure mistakingly aim for the wrong target, yet find love.

Directed by Alberto Bonucci · Written by Giuseppe Orlandini

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Enrico Maria Salerno L'uomo (segment "Le donne")
Catherine Spaak Valeria (segment "Le donne")
Claudia Mori La squillo (segment "Le donne")
Vittorio Gassman L'avvocato (segment "L'avaro")
Nadja Tiller La moglie del ricco decaduto (segment "L'avaro")
Lilla Brignone Anna (segment "L'avaro")
Adriano Rimoldi Il marito (segment "L'avaro")
Nino Manfredi Il soldato (segment "L'avventura di un soldato")
Fulvia Franco La vedova (segment "L'avventura di un soldato")
Lilli Palmer Hilde Brenner (segment "Il serpente")
Bernhard Wicki Hans (segment "Il serpente")
Gastone Moschin Maresciallo (segment "Il serpente")

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