Released:
1974-10-24

Overview:
The Marquise Eugenia di Maqueda, an orphan raised by the nuns, marries Raimondo Corrao, but on their wedding night she finds out that he is her brother. The piece of news is in a letter written from Paris by their father, a womaniser who lives and hides from them in the French headtown. The pair decide, to avoid the scandal, to live as brother and sister. He will later leave for the war in Lybia, she will find solace and sexual satisfaction in the arms of the family chauffeur.

Director:
Luigi Comencini

Runtime:
1h 50min

Genre:
Comedy

• Cast:
• 
  Laura Antonelli
  as
  Eugenia di Maqueda
• 
  Alberto Lionello
  as
  Raimondo Corrao, marchese di Maqueda
• 
  Michele Placido
  as
  Silvanno Pennacchini, l'autista
• 
  Jean Rochefort
  as
  Barone Henri de Sarcey
• 
  Ugo Pagliai
  as
  Ruggero Di Maqueda