La cosa buffa () is a 1972 Italian comedy-drama film directed by Aldo Lado. It is an adaptation of a 1966 Italian novel of the same name by Giuseppe Berto.
A young elementary school teacher falls in love with a Venetian woman who is the daughter of a wealthy industrialist.
The film is set and was shot in Venice. The music by Ennio Morricone contains parts sung by Edda Dell'Orso.