This is the sort of movie I usually would not watch. I got the DVD because it had two films by the famed Italian director, Mario Bava--a man usually associated with horror films. To my complete surprise, it turned out to be a soft-core porno film!! I was surprised but decided to keep watching because it looked for all the world like a cheapo sexed up version of Akira Kurosawa's "Roshomon". Like "Roshomon", you see some events through three different eyes. Each time you think you are seeing exactly what occurred but the truth is still something entirely different. One account, the lady's, is of her being held prisoner and attacked by a pervert. In his version, he's attacked by a nympho who won't take 'no' for an answer! And, in a strange version, the pervo doorman explains his version which he saw with binoculars--and it involves homosexuality and drugs! In a bizarre finale, some creepy guy in a lab coat and armed with Rorschach-style ink blots explains the truth--that not much of anything happened that evening after all! So is the film worth seeing? Well, it's not entirely without charm and has some clever touches. However, the direction (despite Bava's reputation) is terrible as is some of the acting--and as a result, the film is a bit cheesy. However, compared to a more modern film, its nudity is pretty tame---though I probably wouldn't recommend you buy this for your mother-in-law! Kind of cute, kind of cheesy...and a film that won't be mistaken for "Roshomon" despite its similarities!!

Gianni is a hound dog. Tina is out walking her dog. He follows her in his car. She agrees to go on a date. They go to a dance club. She goes back to his apartment complex. She returns home with a torn dress. Her mother is distressed about the dress until she tells her about a harrowing escape from the lecherous Gianni. Next we see the story as Gianni recounts the night to his buddies. The third is the peeping Tom doorman who recounts a wild night of debauchery. Finally, the truth is revealed.

This is essentially a Rashomon tale of a date rape allegation. It has some great possibility of drama. The first two is a story of he said, she said. That's fine. The third one goes off the deep end. I kept thinking how the creep would know what's being said inside the room. The answer is he wouldn't. It's all lies from a crazed pervert. It's supposed to be funny but humor is hard to translate especially here. I really don't see the humor although the situation is a rather modern one.

Mario Bava is best known for his dark, morid horror films, but he also worked outside of the genre on many different occasions. One such occasion yielded QUANTE VOLTE. . . QUELLA NOTTE, a delightful sex comedy patterned after Akira Kurosawa's 1950 classic RASHOMON. The story tells of a date gone awry, and the different perspectives on what in fact led to the man (Brett Halsey) having scratches on his forehead and the girl (Daniela Giordano)'s brand new dress being torn. Those viewers only familiar with Bava's horror films need to seek out this little known gem -- it reveals a more playful side of Il Maestro, and is an entertaining and endearing film in its own right. *** out of ****