▁s az iami ▁( intern ation ally ▁released ▁as ▁T ort ure ▁Me ▁But ▁Kill ▁Me ▁with ▁K isses ) ▁is ▁a ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁Italian ▁comedy ▁film ▁directed ▁by ▁D ino ▁R isi . ▁The ▁film ▁par od ies ▁Italian ▁phot on ov els ▁and ▁the ▁popular ▁sub c ulture . ▁It ▁had ▁a ▁great ▁commercial ▁success . ▁All ▁the ▁DVD ▁releases ▁( in ▁Italy , ▁too ) ▁have ▁the ▁cred its ▁in ▁English . ▁ ▁Plot ▁ ▁Mar ino ▁and ▁Mar isa ▁are ▁two ▁vill agers ▁of ▁a ▁small ▁mountain ▁village ▁in ▁the ▁Mar che ▁region , ▁where ▁the ▁ment ality ▁of ▁the ▁people ▁is ▁still ▁very ▁back ward . ▁The ▁two ▁love ▁each ▁other ▁very ▁much ▁and ▁want ▁to ▁marry , ▁but ▁because ▁of ▁one ▁day ▁Mar isa ▁Mar ino ▁is ▁forced ▁to ▁leave ▁for ▁Rome . ▁The ▁experience ▁of ▁the ▁trip ▁and ▁the ▁sudden ▁and ▁dr astic ▁change ▁in ▁life ▁is ▁too ▁big ▁for ▁Mar isa . ▁In ▁fact ▁she ▁never ▁re co vers ▁and ▁pre fers ▁to ▁forget ▁Mar ino , ▁which ▁instead ▁follows ▁her ▁and ▁tries ▁des per ately ▁to ▁the ▁point ▁of ▁ending ▁up ▁on ▁the ▁pav ement . ▁Meanwhile , ▁Mar isa ▁is ▁married ▁to ▁a ▁wealth y ▁gentleman ▁and ▁very ▁app ss ion ato ▁painting ▁and ▁music : ▁Um berto . ▁Un cio ▁The ▁problem ▁is ▁that ▁this ▁man ▁has ▁remained ▁silent ▁for ▁the ▁shock ▁of ▁an ▁accident . ▁Mar isa ▁Mar ino ▁ch asing ▁the ▁same ▁and ▁all ▁three ▁protagon ists