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Directed by  Tinto Brass
Produced by  Giovanni Bertolucci
Written by  Tinto Brass
Carla Cipriani
Starring  Anna Ammirati
Music by  Pino Donaggio
Cinematography  Massimo Di Venanzo
Edited by  Tinto Brass
Release date
 

26 June 1998

Running time
 105 minutes
Country  Italy
Language  Italian,

Monella (titled Frivolous Lola in the UK) is a 1998 Italian comedy-erotic film directed by Tinto Brass.












Plot

Lola (Anna Ammirati) is the teenage daughter of widow Zaira (Serena Grandi) living in a small Po Valley town (filming location is the comune of Pomponesco and Dosolo)[1] in the 1950s. She is engaged with young Masetto (Max Parodi credited as Mario Parodi), soon to get married but she is very much intrigued by sex, further provoked by the antics of her libertine stepfather André (Patrick Mower). Lola's advances for premarital sex jeopardise her relationship with Masetto who firmly believes in the girls' virginity before marriage.
Storyline

The story takes place in northern Italy in the 1950s. Lola and Masetto are about to get married. Masetto wants to keep Lola as a virgin until they are married. But Lola is impatient to remain in chastity until the wedding night. She wants to be sure that Masetto is a good lover, before she commits herself into marriage. She does everything to trick Masetto into breaking the moral tradition.
Cast

    Anna Ammirati: Lola
    Max Parodi: Masetto
    Patrick Mower: André
    Serena Grandi: Zaira
    Susanna Martinková: Madame Michelle
    Antonio Salines: Pepè
    Francesca Nunzi: Wilma
    Laura Trotter: Carmelina
    Tinto Brass: orchestra conductor (cameo)