Don't Hurt Me, My Love
| Don't Hurt Me, My Love | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Vittorio Sindoni |
| Screenplay by | Ghigo De Chiara Vittorio Sindoni |
| Produced by | Nicholas De Witt |
| Starring | Walter Chiari Macha Méril Luciano Salce Valentina Cortese Leonora Fani Roberto Chevalier |
| Cinematography | Safai Teherani |
| Edited by | Mariano Faggiani |
| Music by | Enrico Simonetti |
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| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
Don't Hurt Me, My Love (Italian: Amore mio non farmi male) is a 1974 comedy film co-written and directed by Vittorio Sindoni.
Plot
Cast
- Walter Chiari as Paolo De Simone
- Macha Méril as Linda De Simone
- Luciano Salce as Carlo Foschini
- Valentina Cortese as Sabina Foschini
- Leonora Fani as Anna De Simone
- Roberto Chevalier as Marcello Foschini
- Gabriella Giorgelli as Cicci
- Ninetto Davoli as Ninetto Procacci
- Leopoldo Trieste as Lawyer Musumeci
- Pia Velsi as Sora Teresa
- Enzo Robutti as Laganà
- Mico Cundari as Doctor
- Sandra Mantegna as Wanda
- Gino Pagnani as Rotunno
- Filippo De Gara as Prosecutor
- Carla Mancini as Greta
- Orazio Stracuzzi as Oro Falso
Production
The film was produced by Megavision Sepac.[1][2] It was shot in Rome in the summer of 1974.[3]
Release
The film was distributed in Italian cinemas by P.A.C. starting from 14 October 1974.[1] Due to its taboo subject matter, focusing on two teenagers losing their virginity, the film initially received an 18+ rating; following protests and criticism in the press, the age restriction was reduced to 14+ on 29 October 1974.[1]
Reception
The film was a commercial success, grossing over 1.1 billion lire at the Italian box office.[1] It was generelly well received by critics.[1] Paolo Mereghetti described it as "successfully balancing farcical elements with a cheerful slice of social observation, [as well as] caricature and innuendo with an ironic and almost tender lightness".[4] Following its success, Sindoni directed an immediate sequel of the film with the same cast, Son tornate a fiorire le rose, released in 1975.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f Giusti, Marco (2019). "Amore mio non farmi male". Dizionario Stracult della commedia sexy. Bloodbuster edizioni. pp. 102–3. ISBN 978-88-943385-3-9.
- ^ Chiti, Roberto; Poppi, Roberto; Pecorari, Mario (1991). "Amore mio non farmi male". Dizionario del cinema italiano. Gremese Editore. p. 53. ISBN 978-88-7605-935-3.
- ^ Jorio, Luciana (10 July 1974). "Valentina Cortese se la spassa con Walter Chiari". Corriere della Sera. p. 11.
- ^ Mereghetti, Paolo (2010). "Amore mio non farmi male". Il Mereghetti 2011. Vol. 1. Baldini Castoldi Dalai. p. 180. ISBN 978-88-6073-626-0.