When Love Is Lust (Italian: Quando l'amore è sensualità) is a 1973 erotic drama film co-written and directed by Vittorio De Sisti and starring Agostina Belli.

[1][2] The film had the working titles Una ragazza di paese ("A country girl") and Come è stata la cerimonia... Commuovente?

[1] Agostina Belli described the filming as psychologically challenging for her, as the script dealt with strong themes such as violence and rape.

[1] In Italy, the film was a hit, grossing 997 million lire.

[1] At the time of its release, Il Giorno film critic Maurizio Porro [it] criticized its "clumsy, unrefined psychological setup", but eventually described the film as interesting for its "abandonment in the vein of the grotesque".