Malicious

What a surprise...Laura Antonelli in an Italian sex comedy. Ferro, a Sicilian widower, hires the attractive Antonelli to serve as housekeeper for him and his three sons. She unknowingly captivates the adolescent boys with her natural sensuality, causing 14-year-old Momo to try to manipulate her. The boy's blackmailing takes some cruel twists; however, Antonelli seductively outwits him. This Italian slice-of-life sex comedy works chiefly because of Antonelli. Conveying both innocence and sensuality and imbuing her role with intelligence and wit, she carries the story through its underdeveloped moments of cheap sexual humiliation. The film also offers some deft satir...