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Stefano, a shy young man who has just finished his studies in Switzerland, wants to become a priest, but his father Leonardo, a wealthy Milanese publishing magnate, intends for him to take over the family empire instead. Hoping to change his son's mind, Leonardo invites Stefano on a yacht trip with his mistress, setting a trap of pleasure and temptation designed to pull Stefano away from his spiritual ambitions. Mauro Bolognini's film is a coolly styled critique of Italy's emerging consumer society.

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In a decaying 1938 Italian apartment building, Lea, a widow insanely over-protective of her grown son, strikes a bargain with death: in exchange for his safety she will deliver other victims in his place, choosing them from among her fellow tenants. Mauro Bolognini's blackly comic thriller is loosely inspired by Leonarda Cianciulli, the real-life 'Soap-Maker of Correggio'.

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Six of Europe's finest directors trace the evolution of prostitution from the Stone Age to the Space Age in The Oldest Profession (Le plus vieux me tier du monde, 1967), a saucy, star-studded omnibus film made up of: Franco Indovina's The Prehistoric Era - Michele Mercier seduces Neanderthal Man with cave paint as makeup; Mauro Bolognini's Roman Nights - The Emperor discovers that he is paying for what his wife, Elsa Martinelli, is selling; Philippe de Broca's Mademoiselle Mimi - Jeanne Moreau's latest client is more interested in the guillotine than her charms; Michael Pfleghar's The Gay Nineties - Raquel Welch masquerades as an honest woman for the love and wallet of an elderly banker; Claude Autant-Lara's Paris Today - France Anglade and Nadia Gray turn tricks by ambulance; Jean-Luc Godard's Anticipation - A man from outer space is taught in the ways of sentimental love by Anna Karina. Special Features: -U.S. Cut of the feature (English dub, 93 minutes) -Trailer