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Jessica

  • 1962
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 52m
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5.5/10
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Jessica (1962)
Screwball ComedyComedyDramaRomance

Jealous of a beautiful widowed midwife, her female neighbors in their small Sicilian village plot her ruin by refusing to have anything to do with their husbands.Jealous of a beautiful widowed midwife, her female neighbors in their small Sicilian village plot her ruin by refusing to have anything to do with their husbands.Jealous of a beautiful widowed midwife, her female neighbors in their small Sicilian village plot her ruin by refusing to have anything to do with their husbands.

  • Directors
    • Jean Negulesco
    • Oreste Palella
  • Writers
    • Flora Sandstrom
    • Edith Sommer
  • Stars
    • Maurice Chevalier
    • Angie Dickinson
    • Noël-Noël
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    5.5/10
    465
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Jean Negulesco
      • Oreste Palella
    • Writers
      • Flora Sandstrom
      • Edith Sommer
    • Stars
      • Maurice Chevalier
      • Angie Dickinson
      • Noël-Noël
    • 16User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Maurice Chevalier
    Maurice Chevalier
    • Father Antonio
    Angie Dickinson
    Angie Dickinson
    • Jessica Brown Visconti
    Noël-Noël
    Noël-Noël
    • Old Crupi
    Gabriele Ferzetti
    Gabriele Ferzetti
    • Edmondo Raumo
    Sylva Koscina
    Sylva Koscina
    • Nunzia Tuffi
    Agnes Moorehead
    Agnes Moorehead
    • Maria Lombardo
    Marcel Dalio
    Marcel Dalio
    • Luigi Tuffi
    Antonio Cifariello
    Antonio Cifariello
    • Gianni Crupi
    Marina Berti
    Marina Berti
    • Filippella Risino
    Georgette Anys
    Georgette Anys
    • Mamma Parigi
    Kerima
    Kerima
    • Virginia Toriello
    Carlo Croccolo
    Carlo Croccolo
    • Beppi Toriello
    Rossana Rory
    Rossana Rory
    • Rosa Masudino
    Manuela Rinaldi
    • Lucia Casabranca
    Angelo Galassi
    • Antonio Risino
    Alberto Rabagliati
    • Pietro Masudino
    Gianni Musy
    • Filippo Casabranca
    Joe Pollini
    • Rosario
    • Directors
      • Jean Negulesco
      • Oreste Palella
    • Writers
      • Flora Sandstrom
      • Edith Sommer
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    6romanorum1

    An American Midwife in Sicily

    An attractive young blonde woman (Angie Dickinson), who is a midwife, arrives for work in a Sicilian village and the men ogle over her. This action alienates the local women. As a group, they decide to forgo sex with their men. Without sex, they get even with their husbands. Also, without sex there are no babies. Without babies, there is no need for a midwife. The village priest, Father Antonio (nicely played by Maurice Chavalier), aware of what is happening, has his hands full. The irony is that some of the women are just about Ms. Dickinson's equal (like Sylva Koscina and Rosanna Rory). The last scene is a howl! Harmless fluff!
    3gaynor.wild

    early sixties sex comedy that doesn't quite work

    The basic plot line is that Jessica (Angie Dickinson), who is new in a small Italian village, and is working as a midwife, frightens the town's women. They fear she will steal their husbands, as she is presented as being amazingly alluring to all the men. The main problem with this premise, at least from a man's point of view, is that Silva Koscina, who plays one of the wives, is far more attractive, both facially and overall physically, than Angie Dickinson. (Perhaps the Italian men were mesmerized by Ms. Dickinson's blonde hair.) The women are presented as getting together and planning to deny their husbands sex, in order to prevent pregnancies and therefore drive the midwife out of town. The plots of comedies are expected to be kind of dumb, but this one really takes the cake: they deny both their husbands and themselves any sex, because they are jealous of a new woman? How many women do you know who would react that way? Three stars out of ten, and while I'm at it, Maurice Chevalier really can't sing, can he?
    4moonspinner55

    Mild flirtation with sexual matters...unpretentious yet charmless

    Curvaceous young nurse from America--widowed on her wedding day and possibly still a virgin--is causing male hormones to race and females tempers to burn in a Sicilian village where she's the new midwife. Flora Sandstrom's novel "The Midwife of Pont Clery" becomes tepid showcase for star Angie Dickinson, who looks great riding around town on her Vespa but otherwise doesn't have much pizazz (the film's tagline calls her 'dynamite', yet Dickinson is so polite and low-keyed this is hardly the case). The women rebel against the sexy outsider by withholding lovemaking from their husbands, which might be an understandable reaction if leggy Jessica actually posed a threat to anybody. As it is, the girl is as innocent of her charms as the husbands are guilty of their ogling--though the picture does get a boost when Dickinson decides to fight back and be a flirt. Not to worry, she's already caught the eye of the wealthy, handsome marchese (himself a widower!), which leads to a limp and predictable conclusion. *1/2 from ****
    10fabfam-460-645159

    I love this Movie

    This movie is filmed in Forza D'Agro, Sicily which just happens to be my Grandmothers town, still as gorgeous today as it was back then!! Perched on a mountain very close to the sea. My great grandfather is cast as an extra in the background and appears a few times, i never met him so its great to see him! So you might call me bias, but to me it has beautiful vistas, beautiful actors majestic panoramas and these type of movies are like snippets in time and are nostalgic, lite hearted and fun to watch..... Sublime old film. Angie Dickinson is at her most beautiful in this film, at least I think so anyway.

    P.S I found a DVD copy of this at scooter movies.
    3planktonrules

    It just misses the mark.

    Jessica is an American lady (Angie Dickenson) who has inexplicably come to a small Italian town to be their midwife. What is a super-hot American doing there?! And what is the town to do? All the men spend all their time lusting after her and the women spend all their time complaining that their men are lusting after sweet Jessica. The town priest (inexplicably played by the French actor, Maurice Chevalier) tries to get everyone to accept Jessica--but it looks like it's an impossible task.

    "Jessica" is a comedy that never really hits the mark--and its script clearly could have used a lot more work before it was filmed. As a comedy, it was supposed to be funny but it wasn't. Sadly, it was just pretty dull and it isn't particularly charming. As a result, the film just drags despite nice scenery.

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    • Trivia
      Maurice Chevalier looks in the camera and narrates from the beginning, like he does in Gigi (1958).
    • Goofs
      As Chevalier drives a Jeep along the coast, in the long shot the steering wheel is on the left followed by a close shot where he's on the right.
    • Quotes

      Jessica: You think that they're right to do a thing like this to me?

    • Connections
      Referenced in Wild Seed (1965)
    • Soundtracks
      Jessica
      Music by Marguerite Monnot

      Lyrics by Dusty Anderson (as Dusty Negulesco)

      Sung by Maurice Chevalier

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    • Release date
      • January 17, 1962 (Italy)
    • Countries of origin
      • Italy
      • France
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Jessica, la fascinadora
    • Filming locations
      • Forza d'Agrò, Messina, Sicily, Italy
    • Production companies
      • Dear Film Produzione
      • Les Films Ariane
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 52 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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