(1980), also known as The Women of Quiet Country , is an Italian erotic drama directed by Claudio De Molinis (a pseudonym for Claudio Giorgi) . Set in the Po Valley during the late 1930s under Mussolini’s regime, the film uses a rural family setting as a microcosm for the oppressive atmosphere of Italian Fascism. Plot Overview

The story centers on the Maldini family, living on a country estate managed by the despotic (Philippe Leroy). Guido rules his household with the same iron fist as the regime he admires, treating the women in his life—his wife Anna, his sister Floriana, and the maid Aida—as his personal property.