Divorce, Italian Style (Italian: Divorzio all'italiana) is a 1961 Italian comedy film directed by Pietro Germi. The film was written by Ennio De Concini, Pietro Germi, Alfredo Giannetti, and Agenore Incrocci; it stars Marcello Mastroianni, Daniela Rocca, Stefania Sandrelli, Lando Buzzanca, and Leopoldo Trieste.
Divorce, Italian Style is a satire, telling the story of a Sicilian nobleman, Ferdinando Cefalù (Marcello Mastroianni) who wants to marry...
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Divorce, Italian Style (Italian: Divorzio all'italiana) is a 1961 Italian comedy film directed by Pietro Germi. The film was written by Ennio De Concini, Pietro Germi, Alfredo Giannetti, and Agenore Incrocci; it stars Marcello Mastroianni, Daniela Rocca, Stefania Sandrelli, Lando Buzzanca, and Leopoldo Trieste.
Divorce, Italian Style is a satire, telling the story of a Sicilian nobleman, Ferdinando Cefalù (Marcello Mastroianni) who wants to marry his cousin Angela (Stefania Sandrelli). Since divorce was illegal in Italy at the time, he has to try to make his current wife Rosalia Cefalù (Daniela Rocca) have an affair so that he can catch her in flagrante delicto, murder her, and receive a light sentence for committing an honour killing.
This film won the Academy Award for Best Writing, Story and Screenplay - Written Directly for the Screen; it was nominated both for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Marcello Mastroianni) and for Best Director. The film was also entered into the 1962 Cannes...
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