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...And Give Us Our Daily Sex
...And Give Us Our Daily Sex
Directed by	José Ramón Larraz
Screenplay by	José Ramón Larraz; Sergio Garrone
Produced by	José María Cunillés; Vincenzo Salviani
Starring	Laura Gemser; Bárbara Rey; Mila Stanic; José Castillo; Alfred Lucchetti; José Sazatornil; Daniele Vargas; Gabriele Tinti
Cinematography	Roberto Girometti
Edited by	José Luis Matesanz
Music by	Ubaldo Continiello
Production; companies	Estela Films; Ízaro Films
Release dates	26 February 1979 (Spain); 5 December 1979 (Italy);
Running time	84 minutes
Countries	Italy; Spain
Language	Spanish

...And Give Us Our Daily Sex (Italian: Malizia erotica, Spanish: El periscopio) is a 1979 Italian-Spanish film directed by José Ramón Larraz,^[3] written by Larraz and Sergio Garrone,^[3]^[4] and starring Laura Gemser and Bárbara Rey.^[3]^[5]

Plot

Alfonso is a teenager who lives in a wealthy family, with an adulterous mother and a foolish father. As he experiences his first sexual impulses, Alfonso discovers that a couple of charming nurses live upstairs in his apartment, so he will look for any excuse to get in touch with them, including building a handmade periscope to spy on them.

Cast

Laura Gemser as Verónica's friend
Bárbara Rey as Verónica
Ángel Herraiz as Alfonso
Mila Stanic as Carla, Alfonso's mother
José Castillo as Don Ignacio, Alfonso's father
Alfred Lucchetti as Carla's lover (as Alfredo Luchetti)
José Sazatornil as José Antonio Cañavate (as José Sazatornil 'Saza')
José María Cañete as Editorial Employee (como José Mª Cañete)
Francisco Jarque as Pawn Shop Clerk
Daniele Vargas as Oculist (as Danielle Vargas)
Jordi Bofill as Leatherworking owner (uncredited)
Manuel Bronchud as False policeman (uncredited)
Mir Ferry as Hairdresser (uncredited)
Amparo Moreno as Felisa (uncredited)
Gabriele Tinti as Professor (uncredited)^[6]
Arnau Vilardebó as Hairdresser client (uncredited)

Production

The film is part of a wave of softcore pornographic films made in Spain during the second half of the 1970s, part of a cultural trend known as el destape ("the uncovering").^[7]^[8] It is one of a group of Italy-Spain softcore film co-productions, alongside Historia de Eva/Piccole labbra (1978), both featuring Bárbara Rey.^[9]^[10]

The film is one of Gemser's films that features her husband Gabriele Tinti in a minor role.^[6]

Release

The film was released in Spain on 26 February 1979 and in Italy on 5 December 1979. It was released in Mexico at the Bergman, Chaplin II, Del Pueblo II and Kubrick theaters on 23 December 1983, for two weeks.^[3]

It was released in Germany as Zeig mir, wie man's macht ("Show me how to do it").^[11]

References

^ Krawc, Alfred (1988). International Directory of Cinematographers, Set- and Costume Designers in Film: Italy (from the beginnings to 1986). Saur. p. 172. ISBN 9783598214370.
^ Riambau, Esteve; Torreiro, Casimiro (2008). Productores en el cine español: estado, dependencias y mercado (in Spanish). Cátedra. pp. 286, 467. ISBN 9788437624624.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Amador, María Luisa; Ayala Blanco, Jorge (2006). Cartelera cinematográfica, 1980–1989 (in Spanish). UNAM. p. 198. ISBN 9789703236053.
^ Poppi, Roberto (2002). I registi: dal 1930 ai giorni nostri (in Italian). Gremese Editore. p. 196. ISBN 9788884401717.
^ Cremonini, Maria. Le Favolose Attrici Anni Settanta (in Italian). Self-published.
^ ^a ^b Gli Attori Vol. 2 M-Z (in Italian). Vol. 3. Gremese Editore. 2003. p. 232. ISBN 9788884402691.
^ Bentley, Bernard P. E. (2008). A Companion to Spanish Cinema. Boydell & Brewer Ltd. p. 228. ISBN 9781855661769.
^ Jordan, Barry; Morgan-Tamosunas, Rikki (2019). Contemporary Spanish cinema. Manchester University Press. p. 65. ISBN 9781526141309.
^ Checa Godoy, Antonio (2005). Las coproducciones hispano-italianas: una panorámica (pan, amor y cine) (in Spanish). Editorial Padilla Libros. p. 57. ISBN 9788484343363.
^ Aguilar, Carlos; Genover, Jaume (1992). El cine español en sus intérpretes (in Spanish). BPR Publishers. p. 335. ISBN 9788460425090.
^ Film-Dienst (in German). Vol. 33. Katholisches Institut für Medieninformationen, Katholische Filmkommission für Deutschland. 1980.

External links

...And Give Us Our Daily Sex at IMDb

[1] Krawc, Alfred (1988). International Directory of Cinematographers, Set- and Costume Designers in Film: Italy (from the beginnings to 1986). Saur. p. 172. ISBN 9783598214370.

[2] Riambau, Esteve; Torreiro, Casimiro (2008). Productores en el cine español: estado, dependencias y mercado (in Spanish). Cátedra. pp. 286, 467. ISBN 9788437624624.

[Amador-3] Amador, María Luisa; Ayala Blanco, Jorge (2006). Cartelera cinematográfica, 1980–1989 (in Spanish). UNAM. p. 198. ISBN 9789703236053.

[4] Poppi, Roberto (2002). I registi: dal 1930 ai giorni nostri (in Italian). Gremese Editore. p. 196. ISBN 9788884401717.

[5] Cremonini, Maria. Le Favolose Attrici Anni Settanta (in Italian). Self-published.

[Tinti-6] Gli Attori Vol. 2 M-Z (in Italian). Vol. 3. Gremese Editore. 2003. p. 232. ISBN 9788884402691.

[7] Bentley, Bernard P. E. (2008). A Companion to Spanish Cinema. Boydell & Brewer Ltd. p. 228. ISBN 9781855661769.

[8] Jordan, Barry; Morgan-Tamosunas, Rikki (2019). Contemporary Spanish cinema. Manchester University Press. p. 65. ISBN 9781526141309.

[9] Checa Godoy, Antonio (2005). Las coproducciones hispano-italianas: una panorámica (pan, amor y cine) (in Spanish). Editorial Padilla Libros. p. 57. ISBN 9788484343363.

[10] Aguilar, Carlos; Genover, Jaume (1992). El cine español en sus intérpretes (in Spanish). BPR Publishers. p. 335. ISBN 9788460425090.

[11] Film-Dienst (in German). Vol. 33. Katholisches Institut für Medieninformationen, Katholische Filmkommission für Deutschland. 1980.

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