Sex Quartet
{{Short description|1966 film}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Sex Quartet
| image = Sex Quartet film.jpg
| caption = Italian theatrical release poster
| director = Luciano Salce
Mario Monicelli
Mauro Bolognini
Antonio Pietrangeli
Luciano Salce
| producer = Gianni Hecht Lucari
| screenplay = Ruggero Maccari
Luigi Magni
Suso Cecchi D'Amico
Tonino Guerra
Giorgio Salvioni
Roberto Sonego
| story = Ruggero Maccari
Luigi Magni
Suso Cecchi D'Amico
Tonino Guerra
Giorgio Salvioni
Roberto Sonego
| starring = Monica Vitti
Enrico Maria Salerno
Claudia Cardinale
Gastone Moschin
Raquel Welch
Jean Sorel
Alberto Sordi
Capucine
Olga Villi
Anthony Steel
| music = Armando Trovajoli
| cinematography = Dario Di Palma
Leonida Barboni
Carlo Di Palma
Armando Nannuzzi
| editing = Nino Baragli
Franco Fraticelli
Ruggero Mastroianni
Sergio Montanari
| color_process = Technicolor
| studio = Documento Film
| distributor = Royal Films International
(UK)
Columbia Pictures
(USA)
| released = {{Film date|1966|11|25|Italy|1967|07|19|France|1968|03|10|USA|df=y}}
| runtime = 111 minutes
| country = Italy
France
| language = Italian
| budget =
}}
Sex Quartet (US title: The Queens, {{langx|it|Le fate}}, {{lit|the fairies}}) is a 1966 Italian-French comedy film directed by Mario Monicelli, Mauro Bolognini, Antonio Pietrangeli and Luciano Salce.{{cite web |url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/107013/Le-Fate/details |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103104846/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/107013/Le-Fate/details |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-11-03 |department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=The New York Times |publisher=Baseline & All Movie Guide |date=2012 |title=NY Times: Sex Quartet |accessdate=2010-12-05 }} It starred Capucine, Claudia Cardinale, Monica Vitti and Raquel Welch.{{cite web|url=http://www.mymovies.it/filmografia/?a=202|title=Claudia Cardinale |publisher=Mymovies.it|accessdate=December 1, 2010}}
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
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External links
- {{IMDb title|id=0060405|title=Sex Quartet}}
{{Mario Monicelli}}
{{Mauro Bolognini}}
Category:1960s Italian-language films
Category:Films directed by Mario Monicelli
Category:Films directed by Mauro Bolognini
Category:Films directed by Antonio Pietrangeli
Category:Films directed by Luciano Salce
Category:Films with screenplays by Suso Cecchi d'Amico
Category:Films with screenplays by Ruggero Maccari
Category:Films scored by Armando Trovajoli
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