The Law

There are just so many reasons to recommend seeing this uncensored French-language version of Jules Dassin’s The Law. The story about life in a small Italian village is well written and well acted. The black and white cinematography of Otello Martelli looks fantastic. Heck, even the score by Roman Vlad is impressive. But let’s be honest, one look at the box cover art says it all: Gina Lollobrigida. Shot back in a time when ‘full figured’ wasn’t a bad thing for an actress to be, The Law makes the most of Lollobrigida’s physique, whether she’s strutting down the village street or sweetly seducing the man she wants to marry (a charming Marcello Mastroianni). Yet it never does it in a gratuitous or salacious way because one look at the sharp eyes of the lady in question and you know she wouldn’t stand for it.