Divorce Italian Style
Directed by Pietro Germi • 1961 • Italy
Starring Marcello Mastroianni, Stefania Sandrelli, Daniela Rocca
Baron Ferdinando Cefalù (Marcello Mastroianni) longs to marry his nubile young cousin Angela (Stefania Sandrelli), but one obstacle stands in his way: his fatuous and fawning wife, Rosalia (Daniela Rocca). His solution? Since divorce is illegal, he hatches a plan to lure his spouse into the arms of another and then murder her in a justifiable effort to save his honor. The Criterion Collection is proud to present director Pietro Germi’s hilarious and cutting satire of Sicilian male-chauvinist culture, winner of the 1962 Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.
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Divorce Italian Style
Directed by Pietro Germi • 1961 • Italy
Starring Marcello Mastroianni, Stefania Sandrelli, Daniela RoccaBaron Ferdinando Cefalù (Marcello Mastroianni) longs to marry his nubile young cousin Angela (Stefania Sandrelli), but one obstacle stands in his way: his fatuous and fawning wife, Rosalia (D...
Extras
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Pietro Germi: The Man with the Cigar in His Mouth
This 2005 documentary by critic Mario Sesti featuring interviews with director Pietro Germi’s longtime friends and collaborators.
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Mario Sesti, Lando Buzzanca, and Stefania Sandrelli on DIVORCE ITALIAN STYLE
In these interviews, recorded in 2005, filmmaker and critic Mario Sesti and actors Lando Buzzanca and Stefania Sandrelli discuss director Pietro Germi on the set of DIVORCE ITALIAN STYLE.
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John Turturro on DIVORCE ITALIAN STYLE
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Ennio De Concini on DIVORCE ITALIAN STYLE
This interview with screenwriter Ennio De Concini was conducted in 2005.
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Philip Kaufman on DIVORCE ITALIAN STYLE
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Rebecca Miller on DIVORCE ITALIAN STYLE
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Daniela Rocca DIVORCE ITALIAN STYLE Screen Test
Presented here is rare footage of actor Daniela Rocca’s screen test for DIVORCE ITALIAN STYLE.
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Stefania Sandrelli DIVORCE ITALIAN STYLE Screen Test
Presented here is rare footage of actor Stefania Sandrelli’s screen test for DIVORCE ITALIAN STYLE.
