Divorce Italian Style (1961)
Directed by Pietro Germi · 104 min · Comedy, Crime
72.8 TOPICAL score · #638 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
Divorce Italian Style (1961, directed by Pietro Germi) has a TOPICAL score of 72.8 - ranked 638 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on critics and awards, and lowest on legacy & cult status. It won 1 award from 3 nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay. Critics: 100% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.2/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 7.9/10 (558 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 42 languages.
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- Critics100% on Rotten Tomatoes · 8.2/10 critics' average
- AudienceTMDB 7.9/10 (558 ratings)
- Awards1 win, 3 nominations - incl. Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 42 languages
- Still read6,023 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Marcello Mastroianni (actor #27), Daniela Rocca, Stefania Sandrelli (actor #464), Leopoldo Trieste
“In 2008, it was included in the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage's 100 Italian films to be saved, a list of 100 films that "have changed the collective memory of the country between 1942 and 1978".”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 8/10