Divorce, Italian Style (1962)

Synopsis of Divorce, Italian Style

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, Rovi

Theatrical Feature Running Time:

104 mins

Director(s):

Pietro Germi

Writer(s):

Ennio de Concini, Pietro Germi, Alfredo Giannetti

Producer(s):

Franco Cristaldi

Categories:

Comedy

• 1963 - British Academy of Film and Television Arts - Best Foreign Actor
• 1962 - Cannes Film Festival - Best Comedy
• 1962 - Hollywood Foreign Press Association - Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy

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