Divorce Italian Style (The Criterion Collection) [DVD]

Description: Divorce Italian Style (The Criterion Collection) [DVD] [DVD] Product Overview Format: DVD April 26, 2005 Baron Ferdinando Cefalu longs to marry his nubile cousin Angela, but one obstacle stands in his way: his fatuous and fawning wife, Rosalia. His solution? Since divorce is illegal, he will devise a scenario wherein he can catch his spouse in the arms of another and murder her to save his honor - a lesser offense. Direction: Pietro Germi Actors: Daniela Rocca, Leopoldo Trieste, Marcello Mastroianni, Margherita Girelli, Odoardo Spadaro, Special Features: The Man with the Cigar in his Mouth, a 39-minute documentary by critic and filmmaker Mario Sesti featuring interviews with Germi's longtime friends and collaborators. 1.85:1, Widescreen format. Language: Italian Year: 1961 Runtime: 104 minutes. Divorce Italian Style is a comedy milestone--a brilliant, biting satire that was originally conceived as a drama; directed with nonstop inventiveness by a filmmaker who had never done comedy; and featuring an actor who, though not even among the first dozen players considered, cemented his international stardom with this performance. The movie also marked a breakthrough for foreign film in America, winning popular as well art-house success, Academy Award nominations for director Pietro Germi and star Marcello Mastroianni, and--the first of only a few foreign-language films to do so--the Oscar itself for Original Screenplay. On the sun-blasted island of Sicily, Baron Ferdinand "Fefè" Cefalù (Mastroianni) breaks out of his heat- and boredom-induced stupor long enough to be smitten with mad passion for his 16-year-old cousin Angela (Stefania Sandrelli). But he's married--to Rosalia (Daniela Rocca), she of the unfortunate mustache--and the Italian Penal Code gives him no way out... except, of course, for catching his wife in adultery and availing himself of the patriarchal license to commit a "crime of honor." So Fefè searches for a way to fling Rosalia into the arms of another man. Mastroianni's Fefè is an indelible masterpiece, visually and behaviorally: a portrait in painterly chiaroscuro, with brilliantined hair, eternally drooping eyelids, a cigarette holder angled in perpetual salute, and a manic, conspiratorial slouch, like Groucho Marx on painkillers. Germi's direction hustles the film along with bold, mobile camerawork, stream-of- consciousness lurches into fantasy and flashback, Fefè's feverish voiceover commentary, and a wonderfully propulsive music score by the late Carlo Rustichelli. --Richard T. Jameson Details Genre: Comedy Format: Black & White, NTSC, Widescreen, Closed-captioned, Subtitled, Multiple Formats Contributor: Antonio Acqua, Ugo Torrente, Leopoldo Trieste, Stefania Sandrelli, Daniela Rocca, Agenore Incrocci, Pietro Germi, Marcello Mastroianni, Odoardo Spadaro, Angela Cardile, Bianca Castagnetta, Lando Buzzanca, Alfredo Giannetti, Pietro Tordi, Ennio De Concini, Margherita Girelli See more Language: Italian Runtime: 1 hour and 45 minutes Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 1.85:1 Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ Unrated (Not Rated) Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.5 x 5.35 x 0.75 inches; 4 ounces Item model number ‏ : ‎ 2225226 Director ‏ : ‎ Pietro Germi Media Format ‏ : ‎ Black & White, NTSC, Widescreen, Closed-captioned, Subtitled, Multiple Formats Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 45 minutes Release date ‏ : ‎ April 26, 2005 Actors ‏ : ‎ Marcello Mastroianni, Daniela Rocca, Stefania Sandrelli, Leopoldo Trieste, Odoardo Spadaro Quality Products This will be shipped securely Returns must be within 30 days - item EXACTLY as it was sent. Must have tracking number. Email us with any issues/questions. Thanks for looking! Fast and Free Shipping Shipping is free for this item. We get your order shipped out and delivered to your doorstep as quickly as possible. Commitment We are committed to making sure that you leave this transaction satisfied. That means having access to real people that get your questions and concerns answered quickly. Give us a shot and we will make sure that you will look to us again!

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