Virgin Territory (2007)

Young Florentines regale one another in the Italian countryside while the black plague decimates their city.

Director:

David Leland

Writer:

David Leland

Stars:

Ryan Cartwright, Christopher Egan, Hayden Christensen

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ryan Cartwright	...	Ghino
Christopher Egan	...	Dioneo
Craig Parkinson	...	Tindaro
Hayden Christensen	...	Lorenzo
Simone Spinazze	...	Andreuccio
Jay Villiers	...	Bernardo
Diego Guerra	...	Gerbino's Man on Wall #1
Ruffo Riccardo	...	Gerbino's Man on Wall #2
Tim Roth	...	Gerbino
Mischa Barton	...	Pampinea
Sasha Mesina	...	The Boy
Clive Riche	...	Minghino
David Walliams	...	Cart Pusher
Riccardo Merra	...	Dead Man on Cart
Silvia Colloca	...	Sister Lisabetta

Storyline

Young Florentines regale one another in the Italian countryside while the black plague decimates their city.

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Plot Keywords:

jealousy | falling from height | bathtub | threesome | pole dancing | 

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Taglines:

Anything Can Happen When You're In ... Virgin Territory

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Genres:

Drama | Adventure | Comedy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sexual content, nudity and some language

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Russia]

Country:

Italy UK France Luxembourg

Language:

English Russian

Release Date:

23 July 2008 (France)

Also Known As:

Angels and Virgins

Filming Locations:

Bracciano, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Box Office

Budget:

$38,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Carthago Films S.a.r.l., Dino de Laurentiis Cinematografica, Ingenious Film Partners

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Final film produced by Dino De Laurentiis.

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Quotes

Tindaro: [while marrying Gerbino and Pampinea] Pampinea... have you taken a bath?
Pampinea: I have taken a bath this day, father.
Tindaro: Witnesses of this holy matrimony, this woman come pure in both body and soul... Now, Gerbino Della Ratta, have you taken a bath.
Gerbino: Yes.
Tindaro: When?
Gerbino: I have taken a bath!
Tindaro: Are you sure? Downstairs? In between your legs?
Gerbino: WHAT?
Tindaro: Show me you hands...
Gerbino: This is ridiculous!
[...]

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Connections

Version of The Decameron (1971)

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Soundtracks

"No Wow (Telephone Radio Germany)"
Performed by The Kills

User Reviews

Amusing Antics

If you're looking for an intelligent, well thought-out and realistic comedy, this is not the movie for you. Virgin Territory will never win awards, it will not be studied in film classes and most definitely will never be among the top movies ever made.

However, if you're looking for a movie with juvenile humour, ridiculous sex references and just an overall silly movie, you're in the right place. That being said, this movie is hilarious. With a rather famous main cast including Hayden Christensen, Mischa Barton, Tim Roth and Mathew Rhys, somehow, even Mischa Barton's acting doesn't stink as much as normal. But, hands down the best performances go to Tim Roth and Craig Parkinson. Tim Roth as Gerbino di la Ratta, the villain and Craig Parkinson as Tindaro, the artist/priest and narrator. How either of them kept a straight face with their lines is beyond me.

I can't say for certain, but there's no way this movie was made to be taken seriously. For crying out loud, they all have British accents when the movie is set in Florence, Italy during the Dark Ages. It follows the antics of six teenagers who flee Florence to escape the plague. What follows them is one Russian count, an evil villain out to steal a bride and a priest. Along the way they encounter a variety of obstacles and people, and somehow at least four sex scenes get thrown in before they reach their final destination.

It's an over-the-top teenage sex movie that is an excuse to have boob shots, with a lot of purposely eye-rolling puns and ridiculous situations. It's not remotely realistic, and definitely isn't meant to be. But it's not as excessively crude as the American Pie: The Naked Mile, and such but more akin to American Pie I. But with better music.

None of the above is necessarily bad; I found this movie to be a refreshing medium between overly sexed movies that try too hard such as the Scary Movie series, new American Pie movies and similar and the annoyingly stupid and obnoxious movies like as Knocked Up and 30 Year Old Virgin. Especially with lines like, "Tindaro: (narrating about Gerbinos sex-life) There isn't much going on under his pants. Funny, I've heard that he's the biggest dick in town..." how can you not laugh?