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Encyclopedia > Divorce, Italian Style
Divorce, Italian Style
Directed by Pietro Germi
Produced by Franco Cristaldi
Written by Ennio De Concini
Pietro Germi
Alfredo Giannetti
Agenore Incrocci (uncredited)
Starring Marcello Mastroianni
Daniela Rocca
Stefania Sandrelli
Leopoldo Trieste
Odoardo Spadaro
Distributed by Embassy Pictures Corporation
Release date(s) 17 September 1962
Running time 108 min
Language Italian
IMDb profile

Divorce, Italian Style (or Divorzio all'italiana) is a 1961 Italian language comedy film directed by Pietro Germi, written by Ennio De Concini, Pietro Germi, Alfredo Giannetti and Agenore Incrocci, and starring Marcello Mastroianni, Daniela Rocca, Stefania Sandrelli, Lando Buzzanca and Leopoldo Trieste. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Pietro Germi (Genova, September 14, 1914 - Rome February 22, 1975) was an Italian actor, screenwriter, and director. ... Franco Cristaldi (Turin, October 3, 1924 - Montecarlo, July 1, 1992) was an Italian film producer. ... o reily? the devil said when ennio appeard, and there he was. ... Pietro Germi (Genova, September 14, 1914 - Rome February 22, 1975) was an Italian actor, screenwriter, and director. ... Agenore Incrocci (July 4, 1919 – November 15, 2005), also called Age, was one of the greatest Italian screenwriters. ... Marcello Mastroianni in 1958 Marcello Vincenzo Domenico Mastroianni (September 28, 1924 – December 19, 1996) was an Italian film actor. ... Daniela Rocca (b. ... Stefania Sandrelli (born June 5, 1946) is an Italian actress, famous for her many roles in the commedia allItaliana, starting from 1960s. ... Leopold Trieste (Rome, May 3, 1917–January 25, 2003) was an Italian actor, film director and script writer. ... Embassy Pictures Corporation (then known as Avco-Embassy and later Embassy Film Associates) was an independent studio and distributor responsible for such films as The Graduate, The Lion in Winter and Escape from New York. ... September 17 is the 260th day of the year (261st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Italian ( , or lingua italiana) is a Romance language spoken by about 63 million people,[1] primarily in Italy and Switzerland. ... The word comedy has a classical meaning (comical theatre) and a popular one (the use of humor with an intent to provoke laughter in general). ... Film is a term that encompasses individual motion pictures, the field of film as an art form, and the motion picture industry. ... Pietro Germi (Genova, September 14, 1914 - Rome February 22, 1975) was an Italian actor, screenwriter, and director. ... o reily? the devil said when ennio appeard, and there he was. ... Agenore Incrocci (July 4, 1919 – November 15, 2005), also called Age, was one of the greatest Italian screenwriters. ... Marcello Mastroianni in 1958 Marcello Vincenzo Domenico Mastroianni (September 28, 1924 – December 19, 1996) was an Italian film actor. ... Daniela Rocca (b. ... Stefania Sandrelli (born June 5, 1946) is an Italian actress, famous for her many roles in the commedia allItaliana, starting from 1960s. ... Lando Buzzanca (Palermo, August 24, 1935), is the real name of italian comedy actor Gerlando Buzzanca, a movies, television and theater star. ... Leopold Trieste (Rome, May 3, 1917–January 25, 2003) was an Italian actor, film director and script writer. ...


It won the Academy Award for Best Writing, Story and Screenplay - Written Directly for the Screen, and was nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Marcello Mastroianni) and Best Director. It was released on DVD by the Criterion Collection in 2005. Academy Award The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent and most watched film awards ceremony in the world. ... // The Academy Award for Writing Original Screenplay is the Academy Award for the best script not based upon previously published material. ... The Academy Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role is one of the awards given to actors working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences; nominations are made by Academy members who are actors and actresses. ... The Academy Award for Directing is one of the awards given to directors working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. ... Size comparison: A 12 cm Sony DVD+RW and a 19 cm Dixon Ticonderoga pencil. ... The Criterion Collection is a joint venture between Janus Films and The Voyager Company that was begun in the mid 1980s for the purpose of releasing authoritative consumer versions of classic and important contemporary films on the laserdisc and DVD formats. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Plot

Divorce, Italian Style tells the story of a Sicilian nobleman who wants to remarry, but, since divorce was illegal in Italy at the time, has to try and make his current wife fall in love with another so that he can catch them together, murder her, and get a light sentence for committing an honour killing. Sicily (Sicilia in Italian and Sicilian) is an autonomous region of Italy and the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, with an area of 25,708 km² (9,926 sq. ... For the record label, see Divorce Records. ... Honour killing is most often the killing of a female, but in some cases also a male, and sometimes his/her family members, love-interests or other associates,[1][2] for supposed sexual or marital offences, typically by his/her own relatives or relatives of a purported romantic interest, with...


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  Results from FactBites:
 
Divorce Italian Style - DVD Movie Central (1663 words)
Divorce Italian Style is Italian superstar Marcello Mastroianni's turn in the spotlight, and his performance is a hilarious triumph of slow-burns, nervous tics, and pitch-perfect comic timing.
Divorce Italian Style was not only his first comedy and greatest international success, but it also cemented the worldwide appeal of its legendary lead actor, Marcello Mastroianni.
Divorce Italian Style is social commentary disguised as a witty and wry fl comedy.
DVDFILE.COM: Divorce Italian Style Review (753 words)
But as Marcello Mastrioanni's voice cascades through Divorce Italian Style, it's obvious that this is no mere narration; it's an inner monologue serving as a road map through the film's shaky moral geography.
Yet while the film's hilarity is definitely its memorable trait, the thematic underbelly of Divorce Italian Style is what transforms it from simply a grade-A slapstick comedy to a marvel of cinematic tightrope walking.
Divorce Italian Style is irreverent, playful, and pubescent in its treatment of and approach to the middle-aged male libido, but the fall-down-ha-ha set pieces of the film allow for a constant stream of truth to trickle down the rocks of the picture.
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