Il merlo maschio

The Naked Cello Secret Fantasy
Italian	Il merlo maschio
Directed by	Pasquale Festa Campanile
Based on	Il complesso di Loth by Luciano Bianciardi
Starring	Laura Antonelli
Cinematography	Silvano Ippoliti
Edited by	Mario Morra Sergio Montanari
Music by	Riz Ortolani
Release date	1971 (1971)
Running time	112 min.
Language	Italian

Il merlo maschio (The Male Blackbird), known as The Naked Cello in the United Kingdom or Secret Fantasy in the United States, is an Italian film in the commedia sexy all'italiana style, and presents a theme of candaulism, which was very rare at the time. It was filmed in 1971 by director Pasquale Festa Campanile, and starred Laura Antonelli and Lando Buzzanca.