My Sister in Law
dir. Lucio Fulci · 1976
Plot
Intransigent magistrate Viola Orlando is targeted by her rivals who hire her twin sister Rosa, a high-class prostitute and pornographic photo-novel star, to visit Rome and to set her up to impersonate Viola to demolish Viola's reputation, while Viola is torn between enforcing the law or giving up her seat on the bench to marry her childhood friend.
Why watch
Viola Orlando, a stern magistrate, finds her reputation at stake when her twin sister Rosa, a high-class escort, is brought in to impersonate her. The ensuing chaos reveals the absurdity of societal expectations and the complexities of identity. Watching this film is like stepping into a vibrant, chaotic world where humor and farce collide with deeper questions of morality and self-perception.