All Ladies Do It


All Ladies Do It is a 1992 Italian sex comedy film directed by Tinto Brass and starring Claudia Koll. It is loosely based on Mozart/da Ponte opera Così fan tutte.

Synopsis

Diana is a Roman wife happily married to sympathetic Paolo, but she is keen on playing benign games of seduction with other men while resisting the advances of chic lingerie shop owner Silvio. She narrates her adventures to Paolo in order to stimulate their otherwise monotonous sexual life. However, under the influence of her lesbian friend Antonietta and raunchy sister Nadia, Diana starts to move the ongoings further while Paolo is still prone to believing that events narrated by her are merely fantasies. Nevertheless, when the French Sadean antiques dealer Donatien Alphonse leaves marks on her body, Paolo understands that Diana is cheating on him and throws her out of the house. Diana then seeks further sexual adventures, while she and Paolo reflect on the nature of sexuality, monogamy, and their future as a couple.

Cast

  • Claudia Koll as Diana
  • Paolo Lanza as Paolo
  • Renzo Rinaldi as Silvio
  • Isabella Deiana as Antonietta
  • Ornella Marcucci as Nadia
  • Franco Branciaroli as Donatien Alphonse

    Reception

In a retrospective review, Sight & Sound reviewed both The Key and All Ladies Do It, noting that the latter "shows a marked decline in narrative sophistication and wit" noting that the Venice setting in this film is set more in studio-based constructs than The Key. Brass' film relocates the story to Mussolini's time and changes the setting to Venice.

Indian adaptation

In November 2020, the Indian adaptation starring Sejal Shah released on Nuefliks OTT platform. The film was directed by Akhil Gautam.