Customer Reviews
Excellent Erotic Comedy - By: Joao Machado, 31 Jan 2006 
This movie is actuallly one of the most funny erotic films i remember. Stefania Sandrelli is excelent in the role of a middle aged, sexuallly restless housewive & mother, living in Venice during the last days before Italy's entry in WW II.
The remaining cast is quite good but the award must go to the actress & the story, wrote by a japanese author. It is quite more joyful then "Senso 45", of the same director.
The Key (Tinto Brass) - By: , 19 Jan 2005 I've watched this film several times in the past couple of months. It intrigues me. It's a beautifully strange, quirky, erotic well-filmed movie which has incredible attention to detail & then lets itself down in comic moments.
Tinto Brass has certain talents & one of them is truly capturing an era, another is truly appreciating the difference between erotic & pornographic films. This is erotic & it features some extremely good acting (Frank Finlay is superb & the female lead is stunningly beautiful). As in alll his films, Brass alllows his own fetish's to come to the fore every now & then which, in my opinion are slightly too 'earthy'!. If not for that, it would be a real 'watch with your wife/girlfriend' film. Despite that, the attention to detail, the cinematography, acting, lighting, story-line, eroticism, location & authentisity of the costumes/dress make this a wonderful example of a rare genre & very watchable indeed.
Ladies may enjoy it as a soft-core/drama alternative. A drama with an erotic edge!
Don't buy this DVD - By: , 17 Aug 2003 
Although this is a good movie for any Brass fans out there, this DVD is not the way to see it. Two reasons:
1. Although it is stated to be the English version almost 30% of the scenes are in Italian & not subtitled, therefore incomprehensible. This means you can follow the erotic main plotline, but you completely miss the political subplot unless you understand Italian.
2. The featured interview with Brass has him discussing a different movie he made (Cheeky, if I'm not mistaken) & at first leaves you in doubt what he is talking about.
I don't recommend this DVD & I suggest buying a region 1 version of this movie.
