The read
It runs a compact 1h 24m.
Synopsis
Bolt, a British linguist, develops a universal language, so he's a sudden sensation and receives a Nobel prize. An ambitious diplomat, capitalizing on Bolt's celebrity, arranges for the U.S. to commission a statue for a London square to honor Bolt's achievement. Bolt's Italian wife, a renowned artist, sculpts an 18-foot nude of Bolt. In a pique, because he's neglected her for years to do his work, she gives the statue a spectacular phallus, telling Bolt that he wasn't its model. Thinking he's a cuckold, Bolt goes on a jealous search for a man matching the statue. The diplomat, too, wants changes in the statue to protect his conservative image. Can art and love reconcile?
Ratings
IMDb4.8/10
12 audience votes
Key crew
- Rod AmateauDirector
- Denis NordenWriter
- Riz OrtolaniOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- David NivenAlex Bolt
- Virna LisiRhonda Bolt
- Robert VaughnRay Whiteley
- Ann BellPat Demarest
- John CleeseHarry
- Tim Brooke-TaylorHillcrest
- Hugh BurdenSir Geoffrey
- Erik ChittyMouser
- Derek FrancisSanders
- Susan TraversMrs. Southwick
- Desmond Walter-EllisMr. Southwick
- David AllisterMr. Westbury
Stills
Themes
paranoiasearchridiculous