Skip to main content

Home Movies TV Shows Genres People Watchlist

Search movies, TV shows and people

Home Movies TV Shows Genres People Watchlist

About WatchList

Discover the best movies and TV shows across all streaming platforms. Never miss what's trending and find your next favorite watch.

Quick Links

Popular Movies Popular TV Shows Browse Genres People About WatchList

Data Source

Powered by The Movie Database (TMDb)

© 2026 WatchList. All rights reserved.

Made with for movie lovers

Controsesso

Controsesso

Controsesso

Controsesso

He who goes against sex... goes against nature!

1964•1h 49m•

★6.5(11 ratings)

Comedy

Overview

A vivid assortment consisted of three acts taken from the lives of modern 1960s Italians, always in orbit around the restless theme of sexual inhibition and the pursuit of pleasure in sex.

Director

Renato Castellani

Writers

Piero De Bernardi, Giorgio Salvioni, Leonardo Benvenuti, Rafael Azcona, Cesare Zavattini, Marco Ferreri, Tonino Guerra

Watchlist

Main Cast

Nino Manfredi

Nino Manfredi

Sandro Cioffi (segment "Cocaina di domenica") / Spadini (segment "Una donna d'affari")

Ugo Tognazzi

Ugo Tognazzi

The professor (segment "Il professore")

Anna Maria Ferrero

Anna Maria Ferrero

Marcella (segment "Cocaina di domenica")

Dolores Wettach

Dolores Wettach

Giovanna (segment "Una donna d'affari")

Umberto D'Orsi

Umberto D'Orsi

Armando (segment "Una donna d'affari")

Antonio Ciani

Antonio Ciani

The lawyer (segment "Una donna d'affari")

Renzo Marignano

Renzo Marignano

Corrado Fracassi (segment "Cocaina di domenica")

Marzia Ubaldi

Marzia Ubaldi

(segment "Cocaina di domenica") (uncredited)

Full Crew

Direction

Director: Renato Castellani
Director: Marco Ferreri
First Assistant Director: Marco Leto
First Assistant Director: Giancarlo Santi
Director: Franco Rossi

Writing

Screenplay: Piero De Bernardi
Screenplay: Giorgio Salvioni
Screenplay: Leonardo Benvenuti
Screenplay: Rafael Azcona
Screenplay: Cesare Zavattini
Screenplay: Marco Ferreri

Production

Line Producer: Antonio Altoviti
Production Manager: Franco Marras
Line Producer: Jone Tuzi
Producer: Carlo Ponti

Music & Sound

Original Music Composer: Teo Usuelli
Original Music Composer: Piero Umiliani
Original Music Composer: Roman Vlad
Sound: Antonio Bramonti
Sound: Vittorio De Sisti
Sound: Ennio Sensi

Cinematography

Director of Photography: Leonida Barboni
Director of Photography: Ennio Guarnieri
Director of Photography: Roberto Gerardi
Camera Operator: Ubaldo Terzano
Camera Operator: Danilo Desideri
Camera Operator: Sante Achilli

Editing

Editor: Jolanda Benvenuti
Editor: Lionello Massobrio
Editor: Giorgio Serrallonga

Art Direction

Production Design: Sergio Canevari
Set Decoration: Dario Micheli
Production Design: Massimiliano Capriccioli

Costume & Make-Up

Costume Design: Cesare Rovatti
Costume Design: Angela Sammaciccia

Keywords

episodes

Did You Know?

#1

The film's tagline is: "He who goes against sex... goes against nature!"

#2

The runtime is 109 minutes (1h 49m).

#3

It was a co-production between: France, Italy.

#4

The film was directed by Renato Castellani.

#5

The screenplay was written by Piero De Bernardi and Giorgio Salvioni.

#6

The score was composed by Teo Usuelli.

#7

Cinematography was handled by Leonida Barboni.

#8

This title is listed on IMDb as tt0057964.

Gallery

Similar Movies

Al final todos mueren

Al final todos mueren

2013

Four episodes where the end of the world comes as the different ways of understanding cinema directors: with humor, or action, from the thriller, drama or romance. So, join a psychopathic murderer faced with the need to complete their master plan, a fierce battle for gaining access to alleged bunkers offering salvation hopeless romantics an invasion of desperate hunt for the love of his life and a pregnant about to give birth to the last baby on the planet.

Notes of Berlin

Notes of Berlin

2021

A film inspired by one of Germany's most visited blogs. The author of the site www.notesofberlin.com, Joab Nist, posts pictures of real announcements, notes, information that people leave in the streets of Berlin. The film follows 15 genuine notes and protagonists. The result is 15 funny, tragic, fascinating episodes about people and the city they live in. Twenty-four hours from the life of the city. The story begins with a note attached to a street lamp, with the message “For one minute please just stand here in silence, look at the sky and contemplate how amazing life is”. Is it possible that only a very drunk young man notices the text and looks upwards? An extraordinary mood picture of present-day Berlin and a declaration of love for the city.

Romance in Seoul

Romance in Seoul

2014

seg.1) Jong-soo misses his roomate Yeong-joo, who is gone. He's embarassed he misses someone who wasn't even his lover, but a close roomate. Meanwhile, Yeong-joo knew this day would come. seg.2) Min-ha is full of vitality. Ki-cheol lives in the greenhouse built by her. They've lived together for almost three years. One day Ji-hye bumps in between them. seg.3) Lovers Yoon and Cheol decide to spend a day up in the mountains. However, Yoon suddenly pours her heart out on all the things she was upset about at Cheol. seg.4) Sang-won is working at an electronics department and having a secret relationship with an elderly woman who is from the store across. As spring approaches Sang-won starts to feel weak. seg.5) One warm afternoon, Min-jae was taking a nap and Ji-hong woke him up. seg.6) Byeong-goo, a former boxer has been caught in a punch-drunk. Byeong-Gu realizes he doesn't have much time life and starts boxing again.

Now Playing

Now Playing

2015

You and my romance 'Now Playing' screening begins soon!

Mania

Mania

1986

Horror anthology with segments entitled: "See No Evil", "The Intruder", "Have a Nice Day" and "The Good Samaritan".

Shadow Realm

Shadow Realm

2002

Shadow Realm is a compilation of two episodes planned for the short-lived Fox Network television series Night Visions. Each episode contained two stories and were originally hosted by musician/actor/writer Henry Rollins. The Sci-Fi Channel acquired the rights to broadcast the episodes, including the last three unaired episodes and strung two of them together as an anthology movie. Title sequences and end credits were changed and the Henry Rollins introductions were removed from the final product.

Alien Stage

Alien Stage

2022

Alien Stage, a reality audition program, has taken the alien world by storm, and its upcoming season is planned to be just as exciting. Contestants must sing for their survival, as the loser faces on-the-spot termination. As the competition heats up, a mysterious girl emerges, whose involvement may hold the key to humanity's fate...

To Die For

To Die For

1995

Suzanne Stone wants to be a world-famous news anchor and she is willing to do anything to get what she wants. What she lacks in intelligence, she makes up for in cold determination and diabolical wiles. As she pursues her goal with relentless focus, she is forced to destroy anything and anyone that may stand in her way, regardless of the ultimate cost or means necessary.

Life of Brian

Life of Brian

1979

Brian Cohen is an average young Jewish man, but through a series of ridiculous events, he gains a reputation as the Messiah. When he's not dodging his followers or being scolded by his shrill mother, the hapless Brian has to contend with the pompous Pontius Pilate and acronym-obsessed members of a separatist movement. Rife with Monty Python's signature absurdity, the tale finds Brian's life paralleling Biblical lore, albeit with many more laughs.

Rating

6.5/10

Good

11 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

Controsesso

Status:

Released

Language:

Italiano

Country of Origin:

France, Italy

Production Companies:

C. C. Champion

Les Films Concordia