The Seduction of Mimi

The Seduction of Mimi

1972 · 113 min · IT · 7.1 (123 votes)
Dir. Lina Wertmüller · Starring Giancarlo Giannini, Mariangela Melato, Agostina Belli, Livia Giampalmo, Luigi Diberti, Turi Ferro · Music Piero Piccioni

“He's been a husband, a lover, a cuckold and a Communist. Now he just wants to be free.”

Comedy

Sicilian dockworker Mimi inadvertently becomes embroiled in an increasingly complicated array of personal conflicts. When he loses his job after voting against a Mafia kingpin in an allegedly secret election, Mimi leaves his wife to find new employment. He moves to Turin, where he engages in an affair with a Communist organiser. Soon, Mimi finds himself juggling two demanding relationships while plotting revenge against the corrupt forces that ruined his life.

VIBE

A wild, politically charged romp through 1970s Italy. Expect a whirlwind of sexual hijinks, social commentary, and escalating absurdity. It’s loud, proud, and unapologetically over-the-top, with a communist firebrand and a scheming wife at its core.

satiricalbawdyenergeticoutrageouspropulsiveItalian sex comedypolitical farcecampyinfidelityclass strugglemachismopolitical satire
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