Do Not Commit Adultery

Do Not Commit Adultery
Directed byGiulio Petroni
Written byGiulio Petroni
Marco Zavattini
StarringBarbara Bouchet
Dado Crostarosa
Simonetta Stefanelli
CinematographyAntonio Secchi
Edited byRoberto Colangeli
Music byRiz Ortolani
Release date
  • 1971 (1971)
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

Do Not Commit Adultery (Italian: Non commettere atti impuri) is a 1971 commedia sexy all'italiana co-written and directed by Giulio Petroni.

Plot

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Cast

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Production

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The film was produced by Avalea Film.[1][2] It was shot in Assisi.[2][3] It is based on the Petroni's short story La crisi mistica ('The mystical crisis'), published in the late 1960s in the magazine Athos.[2] It marked the debut of Simonetta Stefanelli.[2][3]

Release

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The film was released in Italian cinemas by P.A.C. in November 1971.[2][4]

Reception

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La Stampa described the film as "a lightweight '50s-style comedy, refreshed with the permissive nudity of the '70s", in which "the director's touch feels weak and unfocused."[5]

References

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  1. ^ Napolitano, Riccardo (1986). Commedia all'italiana: angolazioni controcampi. Gangemi. p. 362. ISBN 978-88-7448-157-6.
  2. ^ a b c d e Giusti, Marco (2019). "Non commettere atti impuri". Dizionario Stracult della commedia sexy. Bloodbuster edizioni. pp. 305–6. ISBN 978-88-943385-3-9.
  3. ^ a b Ceretto, Alberto (7 July 1971). "Ora c'è una Bouchet n. 2". Corriere della Sera. p. 11.
  4. ^ "La Bouchet vietata". Stampa Sera. No. 237. 5 November 1971. p. 7. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
  5. ^ s. r. (5 November 1971). "Tra carezze e devozioni". La Stampa. No. 259. p. 9. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
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