Softly, Softly (Italian: Sotto.. sotto.. strapazzato da anomala passione) (also known as Sotto... sotto) is a 1984 Italian comedy-drama film directed and co-written by Lina Wertmüller. The film was released in Italy on 1 March 1984.
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Plot
Ester finds herself sexually attracted to her newly divorced friend Adele. When Ester admits another love to her hot-headed husband, he searches manically for the rival, who he never suspects is a woman.
Cast
Enrico Montesano as Oscar
Veronica Lario as Ester
Luisa De Santis as Adele
Massimo Wertmüller as Ginetto
Mario Scarpetta as Amilcare
Isa Danieli as Rosa
Lella Fabrizi as Sora Ines
Alfredo Bianchini as Il sacerdote
Renato D'Amore as Mario
Antonia Dell'Atte as Bellissima
Giuseppe Cederna as Cinecittà actor
Reception
Critical response
Blau, Robert (May 2, 1986). "'Sotto..Sotto' Blends Love, Lust, and Humor in an Unusual Afternoon". Chicago Tribune.
Doyle, Thomas M. (February 14, 1986). "Sorta Sorta". The Harvard Crimson.
Gollan, Donna (April 1986). "Sotto Sotto" (PDF). Broadside: A Feminist Review. Vol. 7, no. 6. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-05-11. Retrieved 2020-10-19.
Maslin, Janet (November 1, 1985). "Screen: Twosome in 'Sotto'". The New York Times. Section C. p. 32.
Russell, Candice (July 11, 1986). "What is love without fidelity? For that..." Sun-Sentinel.
Thomas, Kevin (January 29, 1986). "Movie Review: Heavy Hand Smothers 'Sotto'". Los Angeles Times.
