A Milan escort inherits a castle and cons an entire village—sex, scams, and Southern Italian chaos ensue.
Susy, a call girl from Milan, receives a castle as a gift from one of her old clients, Baron Colletta di Sant'Omero. When she arrives, she is mistaken for the widow of the deceased squire and is immediately surrounded by the mayor, members of the town council, and other people who all aspire to take over the dilapidated property for little money, whose future is guaranteed by the industrial expansion of the Calabrian village. Susy realizes the situation and astutely takes advantage of it. She manages to obtain the unanimous vote of the city council against the expropriation of her land, and, having duped all her suitors, she devotes herself to Corrado, a technician at some important factories in the area.
Acting
Margaret Lee owns every frame as the scheming Susy.
Costume
Gaudy 60s glamour vs. dusty Calabrian poverty—chef's kiss.
Writing
Razor-sharp satire of Italian municipal corruption still lands.
Director
Silvio Siano
Margaret Lee
Susanna Andreoni
Félix Marten
Corrado
Alberto Bonucci
Assessore Caputo
Umberto D'Orsi
Assessore Raffaele Chianese
Piero Gerlini
Assessore Pasquale Savino
Dolores Palumbo
Donna Elvira
Aroldo Tieri
Ambrogino
Riccardo Billi
Raffaele
Alfredo Rizzo
Carlo Sardelli
Giacomo Furia
Gennarino
Jean-Marc Tennberg
Don Alvaro
Peppino De Filippo
Don Pietro, il sindaco
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of Italy's 'sexy comedy' boom, where female protagonists weaponized sexuality during economic miracle-era social upheaval.
Director Silvio Siano churned out exploitation quickies; Margaret Lee became queen of this genre before moving to giallo and spy spoofs.
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