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11 out of 11 people found the following review useful:
Gloria Guida, like you've always seen her before, 7 May 2007
Author: lazarillo from Denver, Colorado and Santiago, Chile

I saw this movie in Italian with Italian subtitles for the deaf (long story), and Gloria Guida and her female co-stars like Ilona "Ciccalona" Staller stripped off so regularly that I was having trouble concentrating on the subtitles so I probably missed a few plot points. The title roughly translates to "The High School Student" or "The High School Co-ed", but, unlike in American films of its ilk, no one in this film is remotely believable as a high school student. One of the "boys", for instance, is played by one of those goofy, rubber-faced Italian comedians who looks like he's about thirty five and acts like he's about eight (although given Guida's impossibly short mini-skirts and perpetually uncrossed legs, it's possible he and the other guys flunked a few years, unable to concentrate on their studies). There were a number of movies like this in the 1970's featuring pretty much the same cast, but they all basically fall into two categories--the ones where Edwige Fenech (or sometimes Carrol Baker) plays a sexy female TEACHER who drives all the male students and faculty crazy, and the ones where Gloria Guida (or sometimes Lili Karati) plays a sexy female STUDENT who drives all the male students and faculty crazy. In truth the two actresses were not that far apart in age, but Fenech had the more busty mature-looking body and Guida the more convincing adolescent pout, so they were typecast accordingly.

The first part of the movie focuses on Guida's attempts to lose her virginity. Adolescent pout notwithstanding, Guida is not remotely believable as a naive virgin, so this part of the plot is pretty far-fetched. The class lotharia gets Guida completely naked twice, but is unable to "seal the deal", so she finally gives it up to one of her father's smooth business partners, which triggers a whole domestic melodrama involving her neglectful businessman father and her lonely, unfaithful mother. There are also allegedly hilarious subplots where the thirty-five-year "student" tries to pick up his female classmates by painting them in the nude, and where Guida's friend (Staller) apparently becomes a prostitute for older men (pretty appropriate for an actress who later worked in both hardcore porn and Italian politics). Meanwhile, the new male teacher tries to recover from the trauma after he accidentally uses Guida's panties for a handkerchief (you don't even want to know. . .).

This movie is very stupid, not particularly funny, and at times downright annoying, but it certainly delivers what it promises. So if you're still reading this, I imagine you'll probably like it.

11 out of 12 people found the following review useful:
It's not Kubrick, but Gloria always worth watching, 31 August 2000

Author: Little Bastard from Los Vaglios, Switzerland

Ok, ok, ok! No one will ever tell you this is a masterpiece in cinema's history, but consider this: have you ever seen Gloria Guida? Well, she was the most wanted italian babe of the 70's and in this movie she's at her best. All the film is built around her nude body. Do the rest matter?

2 out of 8 people found the following review useful:
Yeah,but..., 23 August 1999
Author: andyb-4 from England

I agree that this is a boring film, redeemed by Gloria getting her kit off quite a few times. Also, not to be missed by connoissuers of bad hair cuts. I can't believe people actually walked around like this. Also notable for one of the first appearances of Ilona Staller, notorious as an Italian member of parliament.

2 out of 8 people found the following review useful:
lacks artistic interest, 21 March 1999

Author: Katy-13

This is a coming-of-age story about a girl who can't decide whether she should go for her classmate or an older man (her father's business associate). The film lacks artistic interest and the dialogue is boring. The "comedy" scenes are either ridiculous or flat, and are similar to what you might find on a TV sitcom. It seemed like "Loredona" (Gloria Guida) did a lot of driving around on a moped going nowhere.

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