The main landing page for the film on IMDb is a great starting point for technical details and user reviews.

In 1981, the film was often marketed alongside cheap commedia erotica italiana (Italian sex comedies) due to the presence of Antonelli and Sandrelli. Viewers expecting a lighthearted, explicit sex comedy were often disappointed by the film’s slow pace, somber tone, and philosophical depth.

Overwhelmed by this moral decay, Luca descends into a psychosomatic illness, literally deciding to let himself die. His path to recovery is guided by two women:

Analyze to Alberto Moravia’s original 1955 novel.