...And Give Us Our Daily Sex

1979 film by José Ramón Larraz
  • 26 February 1979 (1979-02-26) (Spain)
  • 5 December 1979 (1979-12-05) (Italy)
Running time
84 minutesCountriesItaly
SpainLanguageSpanish

...And Give Us Our Daily Sex (Italian: Malizia erotica, Spanish: El periscopio) is a 1979 Italian-Spanish film directed by José Ramón Larraz,[3] written by Larraz and Sergio Garrone,[3][4] and starring Laura Gemser and Bárbara Rey.[3][5]

Plot

Alfonso is a teenager who lives in a wealthy family, with an adulterous mother and a foolish father. As he experiences his first sexual impulses, Alfonso discovers that a couple of charming nurses live upstairs in his apartment, so he will look for any excuse to get in touch with them, including building a handmade periscope to spy on them.

Cast

  • Laura Gemser as Verónica's friend
  • Bárbara Rey as Verónica
  • Ángel Herraiz as Alfonso
  • Mila Stanic as Carla, Alfonso's mother
  • José Castillo as Don Ignacio, Alfonso's father
  • Alfred Lucchetti as Carla's lover (as Alfredo Luchetti)
  • José Sazatornil as José Antonio Cañavate (as José Sazatornil 'Saza')
  • José María Cañete as Editorial Employee (como José Mª Cañete)
  • Francisco Jarque as Pawn Shop Clerk
  • Daniele Vargas as Oculist (as Danielle Vargas)
  • Jordi Bofill as Leatherworking owner (uncredited)
  • Manuel Bronchud as False policeman (uncredited)
  • Mir Ferry as Hairdresser (uncredited)
  • Amparo Moreno as Felisa (uncredited)
  • Gabriele Tinti as Professor (uncredited)[6]
  • Arnau Vilardebó as Hairdresser client (uncredited)

Production

The film is part of a wave of softcore pornographic films made in Spain during the second half of the 1970s, part of a cultural trend known as el destape ("the uncovering").[7][8] It is one of a group of Italy-Spain softcore film co-productions, alongside Historia de Eva/Piccole labbra (1978), both featuring Bárbara Rey.[9][10]

The film is one of Gemser's films that features her husband Gabriele Tinti in a minor role.[6]

Release

The film was released in Spain on 26 February 1979 and in Italy on 5 December 1979. It was released in Mexico at the Bergman, Chaplin II, Del Pueblo II and Kubrick theaters on 23 December 1983, for two weeks.[3]

It was released in Germany as Zeig mir, wie man's macht ("Show me how to do it").[11]

References

  1. ^ Krawc, Alfred (1988). International Directory of Cinematographers, Set- and Costume Designers in Film: Italy (from the beginnings to 1986). Saur. p. 172. ISBN 9783598214370.
  2. ^ Riambau, Esteve; Torreiro, Casimiro (2008). Productores en el cine español: estado, dependencias y mercado (in Spanish). Cátedra. pp. 286, 467. ISBN 9788437624624.
  3. ^ a b c d Amador, María Luisa; Ayala Blanco, Jorge (2006). Cartelera cinematográfica, 1980–1989 (in Spanish). UNAM. p. 198. ISBN 9789703236053.
  4. ^ Poppi, Roberto (2002). I registi: dal 1930 ai giorni nostri (in Italian). Gremese Editore. p. 196. ISBN 9788884401717.
  5. ^ Cremonini, Maria. Le Favolose Attrici Anni Settanta (in Italian). Self-published.
  6. ^ a b Gli Attori Vol. 2 M-Z (in Italian). Vol. 3. Gremese Editore. 2003. p. 232. ISBN 9788884402691.
  7. ^ Bentley, Bernard P. E. (2008). A Companion to Spanish Cinema. Boydell & Brewer Ltd. p. 228. ISBN 9781855661769.
  8. ^ Jordan, Barry; Morgan-Tamosunas, Rikki (2019). Contemporary Spanish cinema. Manchester University Press. p. 65. ISBN 9781526141309.
  9. ^ Checa Godoy, Antonio (2005). Las coproducciones hispano-italianas: una panorámica (pan, amor y cine) (in Spanish). Editorial Padilla Libros. p. 57. ISBN 9788484343363.
  10. ^ Aguilar, Carlos; Genover, Jaume (1992). El cine español en sus intérpretes (in Spanish). BPR Publishers. p. 335. ISBN 9788460425090.
  11. ^ Film-Dienst (in German). Vol. 33. Katholisches Institut für Medieninformationen, Katholische Filmkommission für Deutschland. 1980.

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