DIVORCE ITALIAN STYLE
by Pietro Germi
synopsis
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.
international title: | Divorce Italian Style |
original title: | Divorzio all'italiana |
country: | Italy |
year: | 1961 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Pietro Germi |
film run: | 105' |
release date: | IT 20/12/1961, FR 19/05/1962, CH 29/07/1962, SE 27/08/1962, DE 31/08/1962, GR 09/09/1962, FI 21/12/1962, DK 26/12/1962, HU 21/03/1963, TR 03/1963, UK 1963, ES 20/12/1966 |
screenplay: | Alfredo Giannetti, Ennio De Concini, Pietro Germi |
cast: | Marcello Mastroianni, Daniela Rocca, Stefania Sandrelli |
cinematography by: | Leonida Barboni, Carlo Di Palma |
film editing: | Roberto Cinquini |
art director: | Carlo Egidi |
costumes designer: | Dina Di Bari |
producer: | Franco Cristaldi |