Movie Cosmos - Divorce Italian Style

Description:

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.

Top Cast >

Marcello Mastroianni

As Ferdinando Cefalù

Daniela Rocca

As Rosalia Cefalù

Stefania Sandrelli

As Angela

Leopoldo Trieste

As Carmelo Patanè

Odoardo Spadaro

As Don Gaetano Cefalù

Margherita Girelli

As Sisina

Angela Cardile

As Agnese Cefalù

Lando Buzzanca

As Rosario Mulè

Pietro Tordi

As Attorney De Marzi

Ugo Torrente

As Don Calogero

Antonio Acqua

As Priest

Bianca Castagnetta

As Donna Matilde Cefalù

Giovanni Fassiolo

As Don Ciccio Matara

Ignazio Roberto Daidone

Francesco Nicastro

Edy Nogara

Renato Pinciroli

Daniela Igliozzi

Laura Tomiselli

As Aunt Fifidda

Saro Arcidiacono

As Dr. Talamone (uncredited)

Renzo Marignano

As Communist Party Activist (uncredited)

Bruno Bertocci

As Man in the Square (uncredited)

Pietro Fumelli

As Judge (uncredited)

Alba Maiolini

As Woman in the Courtroom (uncredited)

Top Crew >

Pietro Germi

Director, Story, Screenplay

Carlo Rustichelli

Original Music Composer

Alfredo Giannetti

Story, Screenplay

Ennio De Concini

Story, Screenplay

Mirta Guarnaschelli

Continuity, Script Supervisor

Aiace Parolin

Camera Operator

Arturo Zavattini

Camera Operator

Gastone Di Giovanni

Camera Operator

Franco Freda

Makeup Artist

Divo Cavicchioli

Still Photographer

Fiorenzo Magli

Sound Engineer

Antonio Bramonti

Boom Operator

Sergio Canevari

Set Decoration

Sergio Montanari

Assistant Editor

Mario Morra

Assistant Editor

Luigi Urbini

Conductor

Guglielmo Colonna

Production Manager

Leonida Barboni

Director of Photography

Renzo Marignano

First Assistant Director

Enzo Battaglia

Second Assistant Director

Carlo Bartolini

Production Supervisor

Alessandro Gori

Production Supervisor

Rodolfo Frattaioli

Production Secretary

Lamberto Pippia

Production Secretary

Alfredo Palmieri

Assistant Camera

Gianni Antinori

Assistant Camera

Giovanni Ciarlo

Assistant Camera

Giovanni Checchi

Set Decoration

Raffaele Cristini

Assistant Makeup Artist

Piero Speziali

Administration

Carlo Di Palma

Director of Photography

Franco Cristaldi

Producer

Roberto Cinquini

Editor

Carlo Egidi

Production Design

Dina Di Bari

Costume Design

Giovanni Arpino

Original Film Writer

Reviews:

talisencrw (10/10)

As a bizarre tribute to my mom on her 75th birthday and her 46-year-marriage to her only love, my father, who died in 2011, and to her subsequent loyalty and devotion, with stubborn refusal to even contemplate having another relationship, I decided to watch 'Divorce Italian Style'. It was hilarious and highly enjoyable. It certainly deserved its Oscar win for Best Screenplay, as well as its nominations that year both for Best Actor (Marcello Mastroianni) and Best Director (Pietro Germi).

The latter tends to get thrown under the bus and ignored altogether when it comes to mentioning pivotal Italian directors of the period. Not so. Though this is thus far the only film of his I have seen, the guy--both in terms of script writing this comedy and behind the camera--is a sheer genius. Do yourself a favour and watch it today!

2016-08-16