Un barón siciliano, después de doce años casado con Rosalia, se ha enamorado locamente de Angela, su sobrina, una linda joven de dieciséis años. Cuando descubre que Angela le corresponde, empieza a pensar en el método más seguro para deshacerse de su mujer. Decide entonces inducirla a la infidelidad y después matarla. En aquella época, las leyes italianas castigaban los llamados "delitos de honor" con penas mínimas. Como Rosalia es una mujer decente, el plan no funciona, hasta que regresa al pueblo Carmelino, un antiguo admirador suyo.
Tiempo de ejecución: 105 minutos
Fecha de lanzamiento 1961-12-20
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As a bizarre tribute to my mom on her 75th birthday and her 46-year-marriage to her only love, my father, who died in 2011, and to her subsequent loyalty and devotion, with stubborn refusal to even contemplate having another relationship, I decided to watch 'Divorce Italian Style'. It was hilarious and highly enjoyable. It certainly deserved its Oscar win for Best Screenplay, as well as its nominations that year both for Best Actor (Marcello Mastroianni) and Best Director (Pietro Germi). The latter tends to get thrown under the bus and ignored altogether when it comes to mentioning pivotal Italian directors of the period. Not so. Though this is thus far the only film of his I have seen, the guy--both in terms of script writing this comedy and behind the camera--is a sheer genius. Do yourself a favour and watch it today!