The Second Wife

The Second Wife

1998 · 122 min · IT · 5.6 (32 votes)
Dir. Ugo Chiti · Starring Maria Grazia Cucinotta, Lazar Ristovski, Giorgio Noè, Jessica Auriemma, Patrizia Corti, Sergio Pierattini · Music Aldo De Scalzi
ComedyRomance

In the early 1960's, a Sicilian single mother marries an older, crass widowed truck driver. When he is arrested trying to smuggle an antique, she ends up falling in love with her handsome stepson.

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A tender, slightly scandalous tale of unexpected passion. It feels like a sun-drenched Italian postcard, tinged with the bittersweet ache of longing and the complexities of forbidden desire.

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