La calandria is a 1972 Italian comedy film directed by Pasquale Festa Campanile. It is based upon the Renaissance play La calandria by Bernardo Dovizi, itself based on Plautus' Menaechmi and Giovanni Boccaccio's Decameron.
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Plot
The luxurious Livio (Lando Buzzanca) bets with the lord of the city to seduce a young bride (Agostina Belli) in a month, at the cost of his genitals.
Cast
Lando Buzzanca as Lidio
Barbara Bouchet as Lucrezia
Agostina Belli as Fulvia
Salvo Randone as Calandro
Mario Scaccia as Ruffo
Giusi Raspani Dandolo as madre di Calandro
Cesare Gelli as Ferruccio Consagra
Maria Grazia Spina as Clizia, la cameriera
Roberto Antonelli (actor)|Roberto Antonelli]] as Tessenio
Giuliana Calandra
Clara Colosimo
Toni Ucci