Malicious (1973)
"Malizia" (original title)

A beautiful housekeeper becomes a romantic attraction to a widower and his three sons.

Director:

Salvatore Samperi

Writers:

Ottavio Jemma, Alessandro Parenzo,

Stars:

Laura Antonelli, Turi Ferro, Alessandro Momo

4 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview:
Laura Antonelli	...	Angela
Turi Ferro	...	Ignazio
Alessandro Momo	...	Nino
Tina Aumont	...	Luciana
Lilla Brignone	...	Granma
Pino Caruso	...	Don Cirillo
Angela Luce	...	Ines Corallo
Stefano Amato	...	Porcello
Gianluigi Chirizzi	...	Nuccio
Grazia Di Marzà	...	Adelina
Massimiliano Filoni	...	Enzio

Storyline

A widower and his sons fall in love with Angela (Laura Antonelli), the beautiful housekeeper. Each man uses his particular way to approach and capture the - apparently innocent and naive - young woman, and to see more of her sexy body. But only one of them succeeds in dominating and conquering her.

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Plot Keywords:

housekeeper | sex | upskirt | erotica | white panties | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Fantasy

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

1974 (USA)

Also Known As:

Malicious

Filming Locations:

Acireale, Catania, Sicily, Italy

Company Credits

Production Co:

Clesi Cinematografica, Dino de Laurentiis Cinematografica

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Followed by Malizia 2000 (1991)

User Reviews

Elegant and erotic

"Malizia" was a big hit in 1973 -it launched Laura Antonelli's career and established the reputation of director Salvatore Samperi, an "iconoclast" film-maker (he started "erotic" comedies, which teased Italian sexual taboos...!)

The film is not vulgar at all. It tells the story of a young maid, Angela, who works in a house for a widow and his sons. One of them will conquer, a teenanger who's discovering sexual instincts, will blackmail and conquer her...

It is a very elegant picture, superbly photographed by Vittorio Storaro. It takes place in Sicily, the family is very bourgeois and society very conservative. Samperi and screenwriter Ottavio Jemma choose to adapt this "sexual" comedy in this context, in order to create a contrast.

The film won several prices and critics praised the picture. Today "Malizia" is quite old, it is a typical Seventies movie -it was made after '68, after the breakup of many sexual and morals frontiers, it is a provocative opus, very provocative. But never vulgar, as I said. An Italian classic.