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Tigers in Lipstick
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Wikipedia article
'Tigers in Lipstick' is a 1979 Italian comedy film directed by Luigi Zampa, starring Ursula Andress, Laura Antonelli, Sylvia Kristel and Monica Vitti. It was Zampa's final film. It is an anthology of 8 unrelated vignettes, each involving a very attractive woman. The four lead actresses star in two vignettes each.
Plot
A woman (Kristel) lures a man into her room for a mysterious purpose; a schoolboy gets a prostitute (Vitti) to pretend to be his mother at an interview with the school principal; a reporter's interview with a recent widow (Andress) takes an unusual turn; a woman (Antonelli) finds a permanent way to end her husband's jealousy; a woman (Kristel) finds her husband unenduringly boring; a woman (Vitti) tries to recover a stolen necklace she herself just stole; a woman (Andress) causes traffic accidents by seductively distracting male drivers; a shy orchestra conductor has his tryst with a businesswoman (Antonelli) constantly interrupted.
Cast
* Ursula Andress as The Stroller / The Widow
* Laura Antonelli as The Wife / The Businesswoman
* Sylvia Kristel as The Lady on the Bed / The Unhappy Wife
* Monica Vitti as Maria, the fake mother / The Thief
* Orazio Orlando as Fioroni / The Arab
* Michele Placido as Angelo / The Photographer
* Jos Sacristn as The Musician
* Roberto Benigni as The Principal
* Enrico Beruschi as The Professor
* Jos Luis Lpez Vzquez as Garage Owner
References
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