The Bishop's Bedroom
Directed by Dino Risi
Produced by S.N. Prodis, Merope
A lighthearted Italian sex comedy centered on romantic entanglement and sexual repression, driven by playful character dynamics and romantic tension rather than existential depth.
Mario, a rich and eccentric war hero befriends Marco, a loner with a sailboat, and takes him home to meet his estranged wife Cleofe and sexually repressed sister in law Matilde. Mario confesses his love for Matilde and so ensues a love triangle.
Essence
Ensemble
Ugo Tognazzi
Orimbelli
Patrick Dewaere
Marco Maffei
Ornella Muti
Matilde
Lia Tanzi
Landina
Gabriella Giacobbe
Cleofe
Katia Tchenko
Charlotte
Karine Verlier
Germaine
Franco Sangermano
Mazzoleni - the Examining Magistrate
Piero Mazzarella
Brighenti
Renzo Ozzano
Warrant Officer Gambino
Rosa Maria Calogero
Martina (as Francesca Juvara)
Giuseppe Brugnarolo
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