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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

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