Released:
1975-10-17

Overview:
A mental hospital somewhere in Tuscany during the thirties. Far away from fascism, this closed world is rules over by Dr. Bonaccorsi, a passionate benevolent psychiatrist whose dream is to isolate the germ of madness. He is also a very active ladies'man and makes three women benefit from his sexual itch: Francesca the hospital manager's wife, Bianca, his devoted nurse and Carla, a nymphomaniac doctor's wife. His well-ordered universe starts being challenged with the coming of Anna, a trainee psychiatrist, who disapproves of his theory on the origin of madness. Worse, she resists his advances. As Bonaccorsi is more insecure than he looks, what will become of him?

Director:
Mauro Bolognini

Runtime:
1h 50min

Genre:
Drama

• Cast:
• 
  Marcello Mastroianni
  as
  Professor Bonaccorsi
• 
  Barbara Bouchet
  as
  Carla
• 
  Françoise Fabian
  as
  Anna Bersani
• 
  Silvano Tranquilli
  as
  professor Rospigliosi
• 
  Marthe Keller
  as
  Bianca