La donna nel mondo
Women of the World original title La donna nel mondo is a 1963 Italian mondo film, also described as a shockumentary, written and directed by filmmakers Gualtiero Jacopetti, Paolo Cavara and Franco Prosperi. It was rushed into release onJanuary, following the international boxoffice success achieved by its predecessor, the initial mondo film, Mondo Cane, which premiered in Italy ten months earlier,March 1962.
At the start, feminine ability to distract men is emphasized by the roving eyes of servicemen who, wearing their dress uniforms during a festive march down city streets, cannot avert their eyes from the legs, bosoms and faces of the beautiful girls lining the streets. Staying with the military theme, Israeli women soldiers, serving alongside their male counterparts, are shown enjoying nude bathing and then, thousands of kilometers in another direction, Roger Hopkins, a retired Scotsman who once held the rank of colonel, is visited on tropical Iwa Island, 200 km 130 miles from mainland New Guinea, where he lives with his 84 wives, who are aged from aboutto 18, and their 52 children. On another warm island, off the coast of Australia, the absence of women causes some, many, or most members of the islands male population to act out the roles of seductive mermaids.Turning the focus on Europe, French summer behavior is also shown to elevate the temperature, as July celebrations of Bastille Day in Paris include passionate public kissing among strangers in the streets. Then, to Italy where, in the city of Ravenna, the military statue of 15th century condottiero Guidarello Guidarelli is the object of endless kisses from visiting women who stand in line for the privilege. In a brief look at womens subservient roles in religion, Swedens sole female minister is shown conducting mass, and then the focus is back in Paris to observe cabarets welcoming homosexuals and lesbians. Returning to the faraway jungles of Papua New Guinea, homosexual tribesman preen while decorating themselves, while the tribeswomen are shown doing endless chores. Back in France, on the nudist le du Levant, bodies are fully on display, while in China, women, afraid of sun rays injuring their skin, take outdoor baths while wearing light gowns. ........
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