Divorce Italian Style
“He ordered marriage on the rocks with a twist... Italian Style!”
ComedyCrime
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.
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A darkly comedic romp through Sicilian society, this film skewers outdated laws and societal hypocrisy with biting wit. It's a cynical, yet hilarious, look at desperation and the absurd lengths one man will go to escape an unwanted marriage.
darkly comediccynicalsatiricalwittysteadyItalian neorealismblack comedyperiod piecemarriagehypocrisysocial commentarydesperation
italysicily, italydivorce
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