If you’re a fan of Italian cult cinema, you’ve likely encountered the "Cheeky" aesthetics of director Tinto Brass . Released in 1998,
A film like Monella lives or dies on its leading lady. If Lola were played as a victim or simply as a mannequin, the film would be unwatchable. Fortunately, Anna Ammirati understands the assignment perfectly. She plays Lola with a twinkle in her eye and a smirk that suggests she is in on a cosmic joke that no one else understands. Monella -1998-
Cult filmmaker John Waters has cited Monella as a favorite, calling it "the happiest dirty movie ever made." If you’re a fan of Italian cult cinema,
Act I – The Game of Denial: Lola and Masetto are deeply in love and engaged, but Lola has sworn to remain a virgin until their wedding night. However, she continuously stages erotic scenarios to torment Masetto: sunbathing nude on the riverbank, dancing provocatively at the local festa, and deliberately letting him “catch” her in compromising positions with inanimate objects. Masetto, a simple mechanic, vacillates between comic rage and pleading submission. Act I – The Game of Denial: Lola