Wow! Three stories of romance and comedy across Italy, Adelina in Naples, Anna in Milan, and Mara in Rome, three women with very different lifestyles, all played by Sofia Loren, each with a man in their lives played by Marcello Mastroianni. The first segment, with its focus on a community fighting the law, is very charming, the second a complete contrast from the poverty and history of the first story is set in the high speed, concrete world of the…

Does this film have one of the most unpleasant endings of all time? Actually the whole film is upsetting, the story of machinations and manipulations that get ever more desperate, Edward G Robinson going from a willing dupe to something far darker - he's so good here by the way. This almost feels like Double Indemnity in the real world, no grand plans, no wit or cleverness, just stupid people screwing each other over and getting nothing but death and…