Review of The School Teacher

To be honest, this barely holds together, but it does have Edwige Fenech and the tragedy is that not only is she obviously a massive visual attraction but she acts everyone else off the stage. Her subtle comic style and graceful movements are stand-out in an otherwise crudity. Vaguely related to our 'Confessions' films, Edwige made this after her glorious giallo and a couple of 'Canterbury Tale' spin-offs for husband, Sergio Martino. Ignoring the appalling over acting of most of the 'too old' school kids etc, there are interesting elements. Even in this silly little story, we know that the school finances are fiddled, that state housing is available on a 'what will you do for me' basis and gays are good for a laugh. Further, the mafia is more than hinted at and the male lead is encouraged to play gay 'women love the sensitive bit', in order to get near enough to grab, drug and almost rape. And all so that the man may turn out to be 'normal'. sounds like any other Italian movie when I think of it!