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Marriage Italian Style

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When handsome, successful Domenico (Marcello Mastroianni) first meets the sexy young waif Filomena (Sophia Loren) in Naples during World War II, he is instantly smitten. Flash forward to the postwar years, and the two meet again, sparking a passionate affair that spans two decades. But when Filomena -- who has now become Domenico's kept woman and has secretly borne his children -- learns that her lover is planning to wed another, she stops at nothing to hook him into marrying her instead.

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Kevin Maher The Times (UK) Aug 20
5/5
Vittorio De Sica (Bicycle Thieves) attacks the material with plenty of gusto, and presents us with the kind of viciously sparring paramours that had yet to become a Hollywood rom-com staple (from The Proposal to Anyone But You). Go to Full Review Keith Uhlich Time Out 09/21/2011
3/5
So-FEE-uh and Mar-CHELL-oh! That was surely the major draw for audiences who flocked to Vittorio De Sica’s frivolous, Oscar-nominated dramedy and it’s the only reason to see it now. Go to Full Review Bosley Crowther New York Times 11/04/2003
What Mr. De Sica has constructed, with the help of a small army of script writers... is a rich and delicious confrontation of two ebullient and vivid characters, each exhibiting a while range of qualities and foibles of his or her sex. Go to Full Review A. Fredric Franklyn Los Angeles Free Press 02/05/2020
De Sica's latest is tricky, thin and dishonest. Go to Full Review Mattie Lucas From the Front Row 08/05/2019
4/4
It's a romantic comedy every bit as delicious as something Howard Hawks might have concocted, with Loren and Mastroianni proving fine rivals for the likes of Katherine Hepburn and Cary Grant. Go to Full Review Jeffrey M. Anderson Combustible Celluloid 05/20/2011
A good deal soapier and ultimately less satisfying than De Sica's previous collaboration with Loren and Marcello Mastroianni, Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow, but it's still effectively heart-rending. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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sam I @RT91825616 Oct 7 Sofia Loren . The good lord was showing off when he built her. The movie is soapy, but good. She is incredible to look at. Made it difficult for me to pay attention to the script. Spoken in Italian, with subtitles, which made it all the better to hear it in a beautiful language. Together with Mastroianni they were a pleasure to watch. She is talented, and beautiful. I enjoyed it as you can see. See more helder f @uniquecliches 12/22/2024 It’s a good movie, with a sort of outdated story of a woman who’s taken for granted by a man for over 20 years until finally she tries to get her away. Loren and Mastroianni are great. And the movie has overall great performances and characters that are noteworthy and memorable. The story is a bit longwinded and the pace is a bit slow. The type of melodrama that wouldn’t sit well with current times, but the performances and the characters really make up for what the story’s shortcomings. See more Madeline N @RT21040907 10/07/2024 A romance it is not, but it is one hell of a love story. Despite the sprawling (one might even say bloated) plot, I stayed engaged, and left the theater feeling not just entertained, but even entirely satisfied. Indeed, as I write this, I am left to ponder: Where would the film/TV industry be without Italians and their family dysfunction? See more harwee h @RT06454255 09/29/2024 A pretty pedestrian De Sica dramedy with fantastic performances from the Loren and Mastroianni See more Blobbo X @Blobbo 04/12/2023 A great movie with both depth and heart. Five stars. See more 08/10/2020 How extraordinary these two luminous stars of my childhood, Sophia Loren and Marcello Mastroianni, appear against the backdrop of war-torn Italy and the evolving modern city. Could anything be so beautiful or ridiculous? See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Vittorio De Sica

Director

Sophia Loren

Filumena Marturano

Marcello Mastroianni

Domenico Soriano

Aldo Puglisi

Alfredo

Tecla Scarano

Rosalia

Marilù Tolo

Diana

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Synopsis When handsome, successful Domenico (Marcello Mastroianni) first meets the sexy young waif Filomena (Sophia Loren) in Naples during World War II, he is instantly smitten. Flash forward to the postwar years, and the two meet again, sparking a passionate affair that spans two decades. But when Filomena -- who has now become Domenico's kept woman and has secretly borne his children -- learns that her lover is planning to wed another, she stops at nothing to hook him into marrying her instead.
Director
Vittorio De Sica
Producer
Carlo Ponti
Screenwriter
Eduardo De Filippo, Renato Castellani, Tonino Guerra, Leonardo Benvenuti, Piero De Bernardi
Distributor
Emerging Pictures
Production Co
Compagnia Cinematografica Champion
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
Italian
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 20, 1964, Original
Rerelease Date (Theaters)
Sep 23, 2011
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 30, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$5.0K
Runtime
1h 42m
Sound Mix
Mono
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