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.
TWO-DVD SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
- Restored high-definition digital transfer
- Pietro Germi: The Man with the Cigar in His Mouth, a documentary by critic and filmmaker Mario Sesti featuring interviews with Germi’s longtime friends and collaborators
- Interviews with Sesti and actors Lando Buzzanca and Stefania Sandrelli discussing Germi on the set of Divorce Italian Style
- Interview with screenwriter Ennio De Concini
- Rare screen-test footage of actresses Daniela Rocca and Stefania Sandrelli
- English subtitle translation
- PLUS: An essay by film critic Stuart Klawans and reprinted pieces by director Martin Scorsese and film historian Andrew Sarris
Cover illustration by Jaime Hernandez, design by Eric Skillman
TWO-DVD SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
- Restored high-definition digital transfer
- Pietro Germi: The Man with the Cigar in His Mouth, a documentary by critic and filmmaker Mario Sesti featuring interviews with Germi’s longtime friends and collaborators
- Interviews with Sesti and actors Lando Buzzanca and Stefania Sandrelli discussing Germi on the set of Divorce Italian Style
- Interview with screenwriter Ennio De Concini
- Rare screen-test footage of actresses Daniela Rocca and Stefania Sandrelli
- English subtitle translation
- PLUS: An essay by film critic Stuart Klawans and reprinted pieces by director Martin Scorsese and film historian Andrew Sarris
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


