Divorce Italian Style
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.
Special 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
New cover illustration by Jaime Hernandez, design by Eric Skillman
Special 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
New cover illustration by Jaime Hernandez, design by Eric Skillman
Cast
- Marcello Mastroianni
- Baron Ferdinando Cefalù
- Daniela Rocca
- Rosalia
- Stefania Sandrelli
- Angela
- Leopoldo Trieste
- Carmelo Patanè
- Odoardo Spadaro
- Don Gaetano
- Angela Cardile
- Agnese
- Margherita Girelli
- Sisina
- Bianca Castagnetta
- Donna Matilde
- Lando Buzzanca
- Rosario Mulè
- Pietro Tordi
- Avv. De Marzi
- Laura Tomiselli
- Zia Fifidda
- Ugo Torrente
- Don Calogero
- Antonio Acqua
- Il Parroco
Credits
- Director
- Pietro Germi
- Screenplay
- Ennio De Concini
- Screenplay
- Pietro Germi
- Screenplay
- Alfredo Giannetti
- Producer
- Franco Cristaldi
- Cinematography
- Leonida Barboni
- Music
- Carlo Rustichelli
- Editing
- Roberto Cinquini
- Production design
- Carlo Egidi
- Costume design
- Dina Di Bari
