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Marcello Mastroianni,
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To fully appreciate the international box-office bonanza Divorce, Italian Style (Divorzio All'Italiana), one must remember that back in 1962, divorce was illegal in Italy. Ferdinando Cefalú(Marcello Mastroianni) would love to unload his demanding, sex-starved, monumentally unappealing wife, Rosalia (Daniela Rocca), but he can't take the legal means open to his American counterparts. Ferdinando can, however, kill off his wife and receive a light sentence...provided he catches the lady committing adultery. The trick now is to make his plate-of-potatoes spouse attractive enough so that some other man will accommodate Ferdinando by cuckolding him. Divorce, Italian Style not only cleaned up financially, but also won several international film awards, as well as an Oscar nomination for Marcello Mastroianni. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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| Divorce Italian Style (Criterion Collection) (Bonus Disc) (1962) |
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| A Funny Classic
by JLevendos
June 22, 2005 - 5:56 PM PDT
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2 out of 2 members found this review helpful
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| I went into this one thinking it wouldn't be as funny as some have found it in the past. (Humor has a way of not holding up over time.) Surprisingly this one holds up. Funny, well acted and well directed. A must-see, even for those who aren't Italian cinema lovers. |
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