| Sex Quartet | |
|---|---|
 Italian theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Luciano Salce Mario Monicelli Mauro Bolognini Antonio Pietrangeli Luciano Salce |
| Screenplay by | Ruggero Maccari Luigi Magni Suso Cecchi D'Amico Tonino Guerra Giorgio Salvioni Roberto Sonego |
| Story by | Ruggero Maccari Luigi Magni Suso Cecchi D'Amico Tonino Guerra Giorgio Salvioni Roberto Sonego |
| Produced by | Gianni Hecht Lucari |
| Starring | Monica Vitti Enrico Maria Salerno Claudia Cardinale Gastone Moschin Raquel Welch Jean Sorel Alberto Sordi Capucine Olga Villi Anthony Steel |
| Cinematography | Dario Di Palma Leonida Barboni Carlo Di Palma Armando Nannuzzi |
| Edited by | Nino Baragli Franco Fraticelli Ruggero Mastroianni Sergio Montanari |
| Music by | Armando Trovajoli |
| Color process | Technicolor |
| Production company | Documento Film |
| Distributed by | Royal Films International (UK) Columbia Pictures (USA) |
| Release dates |
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| Running time | 111 minutes |
| Countries | Italy France |
| Language | Italian |
Sex Quartet (US title: The Queens, Italian: Le fate, lit. 'the fairies') is a 1966 Italian-French comedy film directed by Mario Monicelli, Mauro Bolognini, Antonio Pietrangeli and Luciano Salce. It starred Capucine, Claudia Cardinale, Monica Vitti and Raquel Welch.
Plot
Four unrelated shorts by four different directors. "Queen Sabina" chronicles the sexual misadventures of a teenage girl on the road home. "Queen Armenia" centers on a self-serving opportunistic gypsy babysitter who uses her employer's kids for her own gain. The third episode, "Queen Elena" centers on a husband who learns a lesson about the perils of infidelity after he succumbs to the wiles of the seductive wife next door. The last vignette, "Queen Marta" centers on a wealthy woman who, when drunk, uses her butler as an outlet for her lust.
Cast
- Monica Vitti as Sabina (segment "Fata Sabina")
- Enrico Maria Salerno as Gianni (segment "Fata Sabina")
- Claudia Cardinale as Armenia (segment "Fata Armenia")
- Gastone Moschin as Dr. Aldini (segment "Fata Armenia")
- Raquel Welch as Elena (segment "Fata Elena")
- Jean Sorel as Luigi (segment "Fata Elena")
- Alberto Sordi as Giovanni (segment "Fata Marta")
- Capucine as Marta (segment "Fata Marta")
- Olga Villi as Countess Rattazzi (segment "Fata Marta")
- Anthony Steel as The Professor (segment "Fata Marta")
- Renzo Giovampietro as 2nd Motorist (segment "Fata Sabina")
- Corrado Olmi as Aldini's Friend (segment "Fata Armenia")
- Gigi Ballista as The Priest (segment "Fata Marta")
- Clotilde Sakaroff as The Governess (segment "Fata Elena") (as Clothilde Sakharoff)
- Nino Marchetti as The Guest (segment "Fata Marta")
- Franco Morici as (segment "Fata Elena")
References
- "NY Times: Sex Quartet". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-11-03. Retrieved 2010-12-05.
- "Claudia Cardinale". Mymovies.it. Retrieved December 1, 2010.
External links
- Sex Quartet at IMDb
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