La Bella Antonia (1972) [FREE]

Includes Riccardo Garrone as Giovanni Piccolomini, a painter with a "scene-stealing red cap," and Malisa Longo as Caterina.

La Bella Antonia, prima monica e poi dimonia (released in 1972) is an Italian sex comedy—specifically a , a subgenre inspired by Boccaccio's The Decameron —directed by Mariano Laurenti . Plot and Themes La Bella Antonia (1972)

The screenplay was written by Carlo Veo , with credit also given to 16th-century author Pietro Aretino , whose satirical and erotic works served as inspiration. Production and Reception Includes Riccardo Garrone as Giovanni Piccolomini, a painter

The story follows Antonia, a beautiful young woman who enters a convent to spite her father after he refuses to let her marry her lover, Vulco. However, the situation is a misunderstanding, as she was actually betrothed to him all along. Production and Reception The story follows Antonia, a

Domestic critics at the time were largely dismissive; Leonardo Autera of Corriere della Sera described it as "bordering on pornography" and criticized Laurenti's direction as "technical illiteracy".

The film is categorized as a "period sex romp" that blends elements of nunsploitation . It features frequent nudity and bawdy humor typical of the era's Italian sex comedies.