Watching Mrs. Playmen on Netflix. This show is the perfect kick I needed to get back into Italian—it's been almost 2 years, but this is way better than a textbook!
It’s the incredible true story of Adelina Tattilo in 1970s Roma. Her husband, a philanderer & spineless wonder, ghosted her after leaving the magazine drowning in debt. But Adelina? She stepped up and took charge. I adore this lady's strength and respect how she took responsibility.
She brilliantly reinvented Italy's scandalous Playmen. It wasn't just soft-core: she used it as a groundbreaking platform to push hard-core feminist ideas about divorce, abortion, and women’s rights in a deeply conservative country. What a boss move.
The fight was real: she even caused a global scandal by publishing nude paparazzi photos of Jackie Kennedy Onassis. She was a defiant queen who refused to fail.
A must-watch if you love true stories about women who challenge the rules.