Overview
Casanova 70 is a 1965 Italian comedy film produced by Carlo Ponti, directed by Mario Monicelli and starring Marcello Mastroianni, Virna Lisi, Enrico Maria Salerno and Michèle Mercier.
Plot
NATO officer Andrea Rossi-Colombotti is a ladies' man with an unusual libido: he can only seduce women in situations in which his life is in danger. He breaks into a Corsican girlfriend's house, and the girl, armed and voluptuous, believes Andrea to be a criminal and nearly shoots him before being seduced, but she later ends their relationship. Later, while spending an afternoon with an Asian air stewardess, Andrea tries to achieve arousal by concocting a story about a dying relative, but the stewardess learns the sham and the liaison ends disastrously.
Frustrated with his condition, Andrea visits a psychiatrist. He discloses that his problem began in adulthood, but that he has flirted with woman and suffered from the consequences throughout his life. The psychiatrist recommends that Andrea try to seek spiritual qualities in women rather than focusing on their physical attributes, and to attempt to connect with them emotionally.
Andrea visits ski resort, where he meets a beautiful Gigliola, who travels with her parents and uncle - catholic priest. Following the doctor's advice, he does not seduce her but instead charms her and takes her out on romantic dates. Attracted by the girl's sweetness, Andrea proposes marriage. The night before the wedding, Andrea takes his girlfriend with family to a circus, where a beautiful female lion tamer challenges anyone to kiss her amidst a group of lions. Andrea cannot refuse such an offer and passionately kisses the lion tamer, bringing an end to his romance with Gigliola.
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