Product Details

• Released on: 2003-03-24
• Rating: Suitable for 18 years and over
• Number of discs: 3
• Formats: Box set, PAL
• Original language: Italian
• Subtitled in: English
• Number of discs: 3
• Running time: 279 minutes

Amazon.co.uk Review
With its star's bottom looming large on the cover, erotic adventure All Ladies Do It is clearly the work of Italian director Tinto Brass. It is another tale of a young woman and her quest to fulfil her sexual desires, in this case Claudia Koll's Diane, who embarks on a series of casual affairs much to the interest of husband Paul who, assuming that her tales are merely the product of an active imagination, finds himself aroused by their content. In the meantime, Diane is increasing her circle of lovers before a trip to Venice threatens to bring her dual life crashing down.

The plot is frankly secondary to Brass' appreciation of the female form (absolutely no opportunity is missed to focus on Koll's behind) and it all becomes a little ludicrous. The original Italian title ("Cosi fan tutte") is derived from Mozart's comic opera but, unlike the opera's convoluted sexual politics, here there is only a rather confused attempt at expressing a quasi-feminist message about female independence. All Ladies Do It is best viewed as a piece of glossy titillation and nothing more.

On the DVD: Brass certainly knows how to make the best of a location and there are some exceptionally beautiful shots of Venice to be found among the carnal adventures. The extras include a filmography and photo gallery as well as a low quality but telling interview with the director, during which he expounds on a rather strange theory regarding women's bottoms and the fact that, unlike their faces, they cannot lie. --Phil Udell

Special Features
Italian
Region 0
English

Synopsis
This saucy collection features three erotic Tinto Brass films: ALL LADIES DO IT, CHEEKY, and THE KEY. See individual titles for more details.

Customer Reviews

In short - very good
This movie is excellent and should be viewed by all couples. There is very little offensive material - all left for the imagination. I specially like the camera concentration on the female body - mainly the bottom.

"Cheeky" was the best in this series!
I like Tinto Brass's obsession with the female derriere, but I also especially like women-with-women scenes. In this regard I highly recommend "Cheeky" over the other two DVD's in this series. I loved the way the older redheaded woman falls for the younger, pretty, more-submissive blonde girl and pursues her at the flat, at a sauna, and at a party. I only wish Tinto Brass would make an exclusively lesbian video as his work is imaginative and creative and highly enjoyable to watch!

Five stars for "Cheeky" --- three stars each for the other two DVD's in this collection.

Why spoil a film by dubbing it?
As an erotic film, All Ladies do it bears the Tinto Brass trademark, even if I would not rank it among its finest achievements: a cast of mesmerisingly beautiful women, enchanting cinematography and music, imaginative action - if only the acting was up to scratch. Like most Brass creations, paradoxiaclly enough for an erotic work, this is an auteur's movie. There are moments when the film slips towards hardcore and this does not always add to the erotic effect, but generally Brass negotiates insinuation and gratification in a masterly fashion. I am sorry to say, nevertheless, that the quality of the English DVD is abysmal. I will never understand the rationale of dubbing in a literate era. At some point Anglophone audiences should revolt against this downright underestimation of their intelligence and sensitivity.