Down the Ancient Stairs
A mental hospital somewhere in Tuscany during the thirties. Far away from fascism, this closed world is rules over by Dr. Bonaccorsi, a passionate benevolent psychiatrist whose dream is to isolate the germ of madness. He is also a very active ladies'man and makes three women benefit from his sexual itch: Francesca the hospital manager's wife, Bianca, his devoted nurse and Carla, a nymphomaniac doctor's wife. His well-ordered universe starts being challenged with the coming of Anna, a trainee psychiatrist, who disapproves of his theory on the origin of madness. Worse, she resists his advances. As Bonaccorsi is more insecure than he looks, what will become of him?
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Macello Mastroianni plays a professor who is dedicated both to his profession and to his multiple lovers. As you might expect it does not go all that well. When a new nurse comes into the picture (Francoise Fabian) she not only thinks his ideas are bad but she refuses to sleep with him.
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- Director
- Mauro Bolognini
- Starring
- Marcello Mastroianni, Barbara Bouchet, Françoise Fabian, Silvano Tranquilli, Marthe Keller, Lucia Bosè, Pierre Blaise, Adriana Asti
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