The School Teacher Explained

L'insegnante
The School Teacher
Director:Nando Cicero
Starring:Edwige Fenech
Vittorio Caprioli
Alvaro Vitali
Music:Guido De Angelis
Maurizio De Angelis
Cinematography:Giancarlo Ferrando
Editing:Eugenio Alabiso
Producer:Luciano Martino
Runtime:95 minutes
Country:Italy
Language:Italian

L'insegnante (internationally released as The School Teacher and Sexy Schoolteacher) is a 1975 commedia sexy all'italiana directed by Nando Cicero. The film had a great commercial success[1] and generated an "Insegnante" (Schoolteacher) film series, that consists of six titles, three of them starred by Edwige Fenech in the main role. L'insegnante represents the first major role for Alvaro Vitali, who in a short time would become a star of the genre. Fenech reprises the name of Giovanna from her previous box-office hit Giovannona Long-Thigh.[2] The film was followed by The Schoolteacher Goes to Boys' High.

Plot

A rich Sicilian, Fefè Mottola, is looking for a tutor for his failing son, and comes across the beautiful Giovanna, a wealthy graduate set on becoming a teacher. The boy, named Franco, is shocked by the physical beauty of the teacher, and so to restrain himself decides to pose as gay. But the deception does not last long, because the sexual impulses of Alfredo explode.

Cast

Notes and References

  1. Book: Andrea Di Quarto, Michele Giordano. Moana e le altre. Gremese Editore, 1997.
  2. Book: Marco Giusti. Dizionario dei film italiani stracult. Sperling & Kupfer, 1999.