The Birds, the Bees and the Italians
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| Signore & Signori (The Birds, the Bees and the Italians) |
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| Directed by | Pietro Germi |
| Written by | Age Pietro Germi Luciano Vincenzoni |
| Starring | Virna Lisi Gastone Moschin Nora Ricci |
| Cinematography | Aiace Parolin |
| Release date(s) |  1965 7 August 1967 (NYC only) |
| Running time | 115 min. |
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The Birds, the Bees and the Italians is a 1965 Italian film directed by Pietro Germi. Its original Italian title is Signore & Signori, which means 'Ladies and Gentlemen'.
The film is a sex comedy that presents three storylines, all set in the Italian town of Treviso. In the first story, a husband pretends to be impotent as a cover for having an affair. In the second, bank clerk abandons his wife for his mistress, but the rest of the town's husbands become jealous and unite to conspire against them. In the third, men of the town all try to seduce a promiscuous teenager, but her father eventually reveals that she is underage.
The film shared the Grand Prix with A Man and a Woman at the Cannes Film Festival in 1966.
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| Preceded by The Knack …and How to Get It |
Grand Prix, Cannes Film Festival 1966 tied with A Man and a Woman |
Succeeded by Blowup |
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