Word: boccard
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...said the lawyer, was Enrico de Boccard, a writer for Rome's weekly Meridiano d'ltalia, who had reviewed Gina's picture, Achtung Banditi (Beware of Bandits). Wrote De Boccard: "The only thing of any continuity [in the picture] consists of [Gina's] breasts . . . Those breasts, which appear ... to be rather praiseworthy, are presented in all possible ways, in long shots, medium shots, close-up and very closeup, and to give them particular prominence, they have been subjected to a perpetual trembling and wavering . . ." In his agitation, De Boccard failed to mention that Gina was properly...
...what outraged Gina's counsel most was that Writer de Boccard, in referring to Gina's bosom, repeatedly used the word zinna, which is "vulgar language of the tavern, its precise meaning referring to the udder of a quadruped." This was "an attack on the reputation and honor of the actress, the woman and wife . . . because it violated all Italian tradition that calls for special respect to a woman, especially to a married woman." Furthermore, read the charge, this was "generic and specific defamation...
...contrary, said De Boccard's lawyer, the writer admired Gina's beauty, and had intended admiration all the while. As for the offensive word, it was really an old Italian term used by such a famed writer as Machiavelli (in his bawdy 1524 comedy, Mandragola...
...Boccard's defense did not impress the court. He and Meridiano Director Franco Mario Servello were fined $176 plus costs. The defendants will appeal, but Gina's lawyer crowed: "The court has confirmed that Gina Lollobrigida is an honorable woman...
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