Lina Wertmüller continues her focus on class structure with "Notte d'estate con profilo greco, occhi a mandorla e odore di basilico" (called "Summer Night with Greek Profile, Almond Eyes and a Scent of Basil" in English). This time an industrialist holds a bandit hostage and subjects him to both negative and positive experiences. Think of it as "Swept Away" with sexual kinks.
The movie doesn't have quite the same impact as Wertmüller's movies from the '70s - namely "Seven Beauties" - but she gives the viewer a sense of Italy's class structure. Personally I wish that she'd make a movie about Silvio Berlusconi's shenanigans or how the economic crisis of 2007-2009 affected Italy's working class. In the meantime, this one's worth seeing.
The movie doesn't have quite the same impact as Wertmüller's movies from the '70s - namely "Seven Beauties" - but she gives the viewer a sense of Italy's class structure. Personally I wish that she'd make a movie about Silvio Berlusconi's shenanigans or how the economic crisis of 2007-2009 affected Italy's working class. In the meantime, this one's worth seeing.