. Taken at face value, it's simply a travel comedy about funny foreigners and love in the Mediterranean. Yet what stands out is how uncomfortable Wilder seems to be with making a sex comedy in the 1970s. Forced to take on board the aftershocks of the summer of love but saddled with an old man's attitude and an old man's cast, Wilder seems perilously out of his depth. As Lemmon and Mills strip off to reveal pale white skin and flabby fat, you can't help feeling that the resolutely misanthropic director is somewhat appalled by the realities of his characters' bedroom antics." Accolades Lemmon won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, and nominations went to Billy Wilder for Best Director, Wilder and I.A.L. Diamond for Best Screenplay, Juliet Mills for Best Actress, Clive Revill for Best Supporting Actor, and the film itself for Best Motion Picture (Musical or Comedy). There were no Academy Award nominations. Wilder and Diamond were nominated for the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Comedy Adapted from Another Medium but lost to Jay Presson Allen for Cabaret. Golden Globe Awards Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy: Jack Lemmon (won) Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical: Juliet Mills (nominated) Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture: Clive Revill (nominated) Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy (nominated) Best Director: Billy Wilder (nominated) Best Screenplay: Billy Wilder & I.A.L. Diamond (nominated) Writers Guild of America Awards Best Adapted Screenplay: Billy Wilder & I.A.L. Diamond (nominated) Home media MGM Home Entertainment released the Region 1 DVD on July 15, 2003. It is in anamorphic widescreen format with audio tracks, and subtitles in English, French and Spanish. See also List of American films of 1972 List of Italian films of 1972 References External links 1972 films 1972 comedy films 1970s sex comedy films American comedy films American romantic comedy films American sex comedy films American films based on plays Italian comedy films Italian romantic comedy films Italian sex comedy films Italian films based on plays English-language Italian films Films directed by Billy Wilder Films scored by Carlo Rustichelli United Artists films Films featuring a Best Musical or Comedy Actor Golden Globe winning performance Films set in Italy Films set in Naples Plays by Samuel A. Taylor Films with screenplays by Billy Wilder Films with screenplays by I. A. L.