Synopsis
Baron Ferdinando Cefalù (Marcello Mastroianni) longs to marry his nubile young cousin Angela (Stefania Sandrelli), but one obstacle stands in his way: his fatuous and fawning wife, Rosalia (Daniela Rocca). His solution? Since divorce is illegal, he hatches a plan to lure his spouse into the arms of another and then murder her in a justifiable effort to save his honor. The Criterion Collection is proud to present director Pietro Germi’s hilarious and cutting satire of Sicilian male-chauvinist culture, winner of the 1962 Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.
Cast
| Baron Ferdinando Cefalù | Marcello Mastroianni |
| Rosalia | Daniela Rocca |
| Angela | Stefania Sandrelli |
| Carmelo Patanè | Leopoldo Trieste |
| Don Gaetano | Odoardo Spadaro |
| Agnese | Angela Cardile |
| Sisina | Margherita Girelli |
| Donna Matilde | Bianca Castagnetta |
| Rosario Mulè | Lando Buzzanca |
| Avv. De Marzi | Pietro Tordi |
| Zia Fifidda | Laura Tomiselli |
| Don Calogero | Ugo Torrente |
| Il Parroco | Antonio Acqua |
Credits
| Director | Pietro Germi |
| Screenplay | Ennio De Concini, Pietro Germi and Alfredo Giannetti |
| Producer | Franco Cristaldi |
| Cinematography | Leonida Barboni |
| Music | Carlo Rustichelli |
| Editing | Roberto Cinquini |
| Production Design | Carlo Egidi |
| Costume design | Dina Di Bari |
Disc Features
SPECIAL EDITION DOUBLE-DISC SET:
- New, restored high-definition digital transfer
- Pietro Germi: 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
- Delighting in Contrasts, a new 30-minute collection of interviews with Sesti and actors Lando Buzzanca and Stefania Sandrelli discussing Germi on the set of Divorce Italian Style
- An interview with screenwriter Ennio De Concini
- Rare screen-test footage of actresses Daniela Rocca and Stefania Sandrelli
- New and improved English subtitle translation
- Plus: a 28-page booklet featuring a new essay by film critic Stuart Klawans and reprinted pieces by director Martin Scorsese and film historian Andrew Sarris
From the Current
Divorce Italian Style:
The Facts (and Fancies) of Murder
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Apr 25, 2005
Trains frame the story and provide its turning point; cars advance the plot. Through these vehicles, Pietro Germi offers locomotive relief in Divorce
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