Peccato veniale 1974 | Boys in movies [BiM]

Peccato veniale 1974
1h 38 min | Comedy | 24 January 1974 (Italy)

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The sensational success of “Malizia” obviously called for a sequel of some kind. So one year later, in 1974, most of the “Malizia” production staff including the main actors, Laura Antonelli and Alessandro Momo, came back together to shoot “Peccato veniale”.

Somewhere on the beaches of Tuscany, in the 1950ies, a well-off family spends their vacation. The old parents, constantly quarreling, are the least of the problems of their son Sandro. Sixteen years old, pubescent, rebelling, spending the days with his friends playing pranks and starting to get interested in women. However the only woman he is seriously interested in, is the beautiful Laura (guess the actress?), the wife of his older brother Renzo. And while Renzo is usually out for „business” reasons, Sandro and Laura get to spend a lot of time together on the beach…

Well, that’s the obvious and constructed vehicle to replicate the success of “Malizia”, bringing the same two actors back together in a romantic situation. But apart from that goal, the two films are not really comparable. This is because “Malizia” has a strong dark side to it, the sexual tensions there are not mutual, but forced. The characters are credible and you can sympathize with them. In addition, although usually categorized as comedy, the humor is subtle, clever and discreet, and you could easily call it a drama film with social comment as well.

Director: Salvatore Samperi
Writers: Ottavio Jemma, Alessandro Parenzo
Stars: Laura Antonelli, Alessandro Momo, Orazio Orlando.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066015/