Antonia De Angelis (Laura Antonelli), a sequestered middle-class housewife, experiences a social and sexual awakening when her husband, Luigi (Marcello Mastroianni), is threatened with arrest for his political activities and forced to seek asylum with a neighbor. Looking over her absent
husband's private papers and tracing his steps kindles the frail recluse's interest in his politics, his business activities, and, to her surprise, his philandering. The bosomy Antonia blossoms, virtually assuming the identity of her departed mate--writer of political tracts, philosopher,
rakehell. She engages in casual sexual encounters and begins an affair with Dario Favella (Leon...
Released:
1977
Rated:
R
Length:
101 mins