Il debito coniugale (1970)
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Lando Buzzanca, Barbara Bouchet, Orazio Orlando, Anita Ekberg, Alberto Hammermann, Angela Luce, Mario Carotenuto
A bored gas-station attendant leaves married life behind with an old army comrade, setting off on an aimless journey through the Italian provinces.
The story
Romolo works at a gas station owned by his wealthy wife, Ines. His routine is disrupted when Orazio, a former army comrade, stops for gas and persuades him to leave the boredom of married life and live by his wits. The two set off wandering through towns in the Italian provinces. Along the way, they encounter Candida, who joins their group, as their aimless travels continue.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Romolo, a gas-station attendant at the station owned by his wealthy wife, Ines, one day meets Orazio, his former army comrade, who happens to stop there for gas. Orazio persuades him to escape the boredom of married life and live by his wits. The two then begin wandering through various towns in the Italian provinces. During their aimless travels, they meet a girl, Candida, who joins their group. When Romolo, on a bet with a hippie balladeer he has met at a tavern, eats several kilos of raw sausages and dies, Orazio takes it upon himself to bring the terrible news to the widow. Romolo, however, is not dead, but has merely fainted from indigestion. By then, though, it is too late: Orazio has already told Ines of her premature widowhood and gladly accepts her offer to spend the night at her house, ending up married within a few days.
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