italo cinefiles HELP!!


I'm looking for a film I recall seeing in the early seventies on tv...I'm pretty sure it was Italian in origin (dubbed) probably from mid 60's. I think it was called LOVE, it featured three or four short stories having to do with love/sex and it was pretty funny. The most memorable segment was about a man who shows up at a small cabin with a rifle wishing to speak to the man of the house. When told by the woman that her husband is not home, he decides to sit and wait silently for him: rifle always firmly in hand. As time passes her desperation grows until she decides that, in order to save her husbands life, she will give herself to this vengeful stranger. After they are done he returns to his seat and again grasps the gun. When she begs him to leave before her husband gets home he finally relents, telling her to thank the fellow for loaning him the rifle. I've spent hours and hours all over the internet with no sucess... the film either 1) has a different title it's known by or 2) is so insignificant that it has engendered no interest at all. It's certainly no Divorce Italian Style...but my curiousity is getting the best of me. Any help out there?

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Hi, I've searched on Morandini, an italian movies enciclopedia, and these ones could correspond to your description:

AMORE FACILE di Gianni Puccini (1964), divided in 5 short stories
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0197234/
(this is most probably the one you're looking for)

I FUORILEGGE DEL MATRIMONIO di Valentino Orsini and Paolo Taviani (1963)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057084/

UNA QUESTIONE D'ONORE di Luigi Zampa (1965)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0182379/

But I haven't seen none of them, so I don't know it that scene is included
hope that helps! :)

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Thanks for you efforts, nothings more fun than pursuing an obsession!

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I haven't seen any film like the one you're describing, but I heard that BOCCACCIO 70 portrays 3-4 short love stories, with Sophia Loren and Marcello Mastroianni, in a funny way. Even if it isn't what you were looking for, I think you may enjoy that one. Check it out ;).

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