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L'amore difficile (internationally released as Of Wayward Love and as Sex Can Be Difficult) is a 1962 Italian comedy anthology film. The film represents the directorial debut of the four authors, that however were all experienced in other areas of the cinematographic industry (Manfredi and Bonucci as actors, Lucignani and Sollima as writers). The four episodes are based on short stories of well-known Italian novelists ( Mario Soldati, Alberto Moravia, Italo Calvino and Ercole Patti) and share the themes of love and betrayal.
The film was co-produced with West Germany where it was released with the title Schwierige Liebe.
Original Release
12/29/1962
US Release
03/23/1964
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Enrico Maria Salerno | L'uomo (segment "Le donne") |
| Catherine Spaak | Valeria (segment "Le donne") |
| Claudia Mori | La squillo (segment "Le donne") |
| Vittorio Gassman | L'avvocato (segment "L'avaro") |
| Nadja Tiller | La moglie del ricco decaduto (segment "L'avaro") |
| Adriano Rimoldi | Il marito (segment "L'avaro") |
| Lilla Brignone | Anna (segment "L'avaro") |
| Fulvia Franco | La vedova (segment "L'avventura di un soldato") |
| Lilli Palmer | Hilde Brenner (segment "Il serpente") |
| Bernhard Wicki | Hans (segment "Il serpente") |
Directors
Alberto Bonucci, Luciano Lucignani, Sergio Sollima, Nino Manfredi
Writers
Nino Manfredi, Italo Calvino, Fabio Carpi, Sandro Continenza, Renato Mainardi, Alberto Moravia, Giuseppe Orlandini, Ercole Patti, Guglielmo Santangelo, Ettore Scola, Mario Soldati
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Enrico Maria Salerno | L'uomo (segment "Le donne") |
| Catherine Spaak | Valeria (segment "Le donne") |
| Claudia Mori | La squillo (segment "Le donne") |
| Vittorio Gassman | L'avvocato (segment "L'avaro") |
| Nadja Tiller | La moglie del ricco decaduto (segment "L'avaro") |
| Adriano Rimoldi | Il marito (segment "L'avaro") |
| Lilla Brignone | Anna (segment "L'avaro") |
| Fulvia Franco | La vedova (segment "L'avventura di un soldato") |
| Lilli Palmer | Hilde Brenner (segment "Il serpente") |
| Bernhard Wicki | Hans (segment "Il serpente") |
| Gastone Moschin | Maresciallo (segment "Il serpente") |
| Rosita Pisano | |
| Annamaria Mustari | (as Anna Maria Mustari) |
| Corrado Olmi | Carabiniere (segment "Il serpente") |
| Sandro Dori | Train passenger (segment "L'avventura di un soldato") |
| Giuseppe Grasso | |
| Luciano Zuccariello | |
| Carolina Sdruscia | |
| Marcella Punturi | |
| Nino Manfredi | Il soldato (segment "L'avventura di un soldato") |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Achille Piazzi | Producer |
