

How Funny Can Sex Be?
1973, Italian. Directed by Dino Risi.
Giancarlo Giannini, star of "Swept Away", plays 8 beauties
A nine-episode anthology film about love, sex, and marriage in contemporary, mid-'70s Italy.
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Italian
- Rated
- R
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Cast & crew
- Dino RisiDirector
- Giancarlo GianniniDomenico ('Signora sono le 8') / Cesaretto ('Due cuori e una baracca') / Enrico ('Non è mai troppo tardi') / Lello ('Viaggio di nozze') / Giansiro ('Torna piccina mia') / The Donor ('Lavoratore italiano all'estero') / Michele Maccò ('La vendetta') / Saturnino ('Un amore difficile') / Dottor Bianchi ('L'ospite')
- Laura AntonelliMadame Juliette ('Signora sono le 8') / Celestina ('Due cuori e una baracca') / Enrico's Wife ('Non è mai troppo tardi') / Grazia ('Viaggio di nozze') / Tamara ('Torna piccina mia') / The Nun ('Lavoratore italiano all'estero') / Donna Mimma Maccò ('La vendetta') / Tiziana ('L'ospite')
- Alberto LionelloGilda / Cosimo ("Un amore difficile")
- Duilio Del PreteVittorio / ('L'ospite')
- Paola BorboniEsperia / ('Non è mai troppo tardi')
- Carla ManciniRosario / Maid - ('L'ospite')
- Lino PuglisiDon Alvaro Macaluso / ('La vendetta')
- Cinzia RomanazziGrazia's Friend / ('Viaggio di nozze')
- Franca ScagnettiGrazia's Mother / ('Viaggio di nozze')
- Pippo StarnazzaPeppino / Gardener - ('Un amore difficile')
- Patrizia MauroCast
- Lorenzo PianiCast
Details
- Released
- 19 December 1973
- Original title
- Sessomatto
- Country
- Italy
- Written by
- Ruggero Maccari, Dino Risi
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How Funny Can Sex Be?: quick answers
Is How Funny Can Sex Be? worth watching?
Our verdict is Snoozefest: Your time is worth more. It scores 5.8/10 from 65 TMDB viewer ratings.
How long is How Funny Can Sex Be??
How Funny Can Sex Be? runs 97 minutes (1h 37m).
Does How Funny Can Sex Be? have a post-credits scene?
None is listed for How Funny Can Sex Be?. Viewers tag these on TMDB, so a brand-new film may not be tagged yet.
How Funny Can Sex Be? parents guide: is it suitable for kids?
How Funny Can Sex Be? is rated R in India. Check the rating guidance before watching with young children.
Which OTT platform is How Funny Can Sex Be? on?
How Funny Can Sex Be? isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 19 December 1973. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
What movies are like How Funny Can Sex Be??
If you liked How Funny Can Sex Be?, try P.O. Box Tinto Brass, To Be Twenty, Hard to Die.
Who directed How Funny Can Sex Be??
How Funny Can Sex Be? (1973) was directed by Dino Risi and stars Giancarlo Giannini, Laura Antonelli, Alberto Lionello.