Divorce Italian Style

Watch: Divorce Italian Style

Unrated

9/17/19621h 44m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ He ordered marriage on the rocks with a twist... Italian Style! ~

Overview:

Ferdinando Cefalù is desperate to marry his cousin, Angela, but he is married to Rosalia and divorce is illegal in Italy. To get around the law, he tries to trick his wife into having an affair so he can catch her and murder her, as he knows he would be given a light sentence for killing an adulterous woman. He persuades a painter to lure his wife into an affair, but Rosalia proves to be more faithful than he expected.

Director:

Pietro Germi

Status:

Released

Language:

Italian

Buget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

italy
sicily, italy
divorce

Cast

Marcello Mastroianni

~ as ~

Ferdinando Cefalù

Daniela Rocca

~ as ~

Rosalia Cefalù

Stefania Sandrelli

~ as ~

Angela

Leopoldo Trieste

~ as ~

Carmelo Patanè

Odoardo Spadaro

~ as ~

Don Gaetano Cefalù

Margherita Girelli

~ as ~

Sisina

Angela Cardile

~ as ~

Agnese Cefalù

Lando Buzzanca

~ as ~

Rosario Mulè

Pietro Tordi

~ as ~

Attorney De Marzi

Ugo Torrente

~ as ~

Don Calogero

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Reviews (1)

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Written 8 year(s) ago
10
As a bizarre tribute to my mom on her 75th birthday and her 46-year-marriage to her only love, my father, who died in 2011, and to her subsequent loyalty and devotion, with stubborn refusal to even contemplate having another relationship, I decided to watch 'Divorce Italian Style'. It was hilarious and highly enjoyable. It certainly deserved its Oscar win for Best Screenplay, as well as its nominations that year both for Best Actor (Marcello Mastroianni) and Best Director (Pietro Germi).

The latter tends to get thrown under the bus and ignored altogether when it comes to mentioning pivotal Italian directors of the period. Not so. Though this is thus far the only film of his I have seen, the guy--both in terms of script writing this comedy and behind the camera--is a sheer genius. Do yourself a favour and watch it today!