A darkly comedic Sicilian satire simmering with morbid frustration, where a desperate husband's elaborate fantasies of freedom curdle into a meticulously planned, yet tragically absurd, reality.
Divorce Italian Style
Divorzio all'italiana
"He ordered marriage on the rocks with a twist... Italian Style!"
Director:
Pietro Germi
Cast:
Marcello Mastroianni, Daniela Rocca, Stefania Sandrelli, Leopoldo Trieste, Odoardo Spadaro
Crime
Comedy
Divorce Italian Style - Easter Eggs & Hidden Details
Easter Eggs
The townspeople go to the local cinema to see the scandalous film "La Dolce Vita."
This is a significant in-joke and meta-reference, as Marcello Mastroianni, who plays Ferdinando in "Divorce Italian Style," was the lead actor in Federico Fellini's "La Dolce Vita" (1960). The scene winks at the audience and Mastroianni's international stardom, while also satirizing the town's hypocrisy as they publicly condemn the film's perceived immorality while eagerly flocking to see it.