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Wealthy businessman Domenico and penniless prostitute Filumena share a large part of their lives in post-WWII Italy.Wealthy businessman Domenico and penniless prostitute Filumena share a large part of their lives in post-WWII Italy.Wealthy businessman Domenico and penniless prostitute Filumena share a large part of their lives in post-WWII Italy.
- Nominated for 2 Oscars
- 7 wins & 10 nominations total
Marilù Tolo
- Diana
- (as Marilu' Tolo)
Alberto Castaldi
- Doctor
- (as Alberto Gastaldi)
Vincenzo Aita
- Alfonso, Priest
- (uncredited)
Storyline
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- TriviaDomenico arranges an apartment in Naples for Filumena. The former tenant's belongings are still in. There is a picture of Clara Petacci ( = dictator Mussolini's mistress) on the wall and Filumena asks when is this going to be removed. The scene is set to late 1940's, so this obviously symbolizes Italy's transition from fascism to a republic. Mussolini himself would probably not have passed the censors.
- Quotes
Filumena Marturano: [subtitled version] The problem is that our hearts used to be so big...
[holds up pebble]
Filumena Marturano: and now look how small they are.
- ConnectionsEdited into Marcello, una vita dolce (2006)
- SoundtracksMunasterio 'e Santa Chiara
(uncredited)
Written by Michele Galdieri and Alberto Barberis
Sung by Don Domenico on the trip home from the racecourse; Don Domencio also asks the boys to sing it
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A fine showcase for Sophia Loren who at the age of thirty portrays and older women seemingly at death's door as well as a young girl of seventeen. And throughout she has a fantastic rapport with Marcello Mastroianni and however fantastical becomes the action, however unrealistic the Italian 'realism' we believe in her. She is not, if there is such a thing, a 'classic' beauty and yet she always looks lovely. Her face can express sadness, concern, happiness and glee, all within seconds of each other and with her all the time remaining attractive. Her body is probably even more remarkable but it is the way she can move that is truly magical, and sexy. She can striptese all day long but the magic is when she begins to walk or skip along the street. Remarkable. And on the screen, of course, quite magical. So if the first half of this Vittorio De Sica film can be sluggish with comedic moments that don't quite cut it today (if they ever did outside of Italy) there is always Loren to look at and the pairing of the two to enjoy. Things get going and if we find it hard to glorify prostitution one moment and femininity and motherhood the next, it is not a problem for the Italians and eventually we too are swept along in a romanticised wave of well being.
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $10,600
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $4,967
- Sep 25, 2011
- Gross worldwide
- $157,819
- Runtime1 hour 42 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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By what name was Marriage Italian Style (1964) officially released in Canada in French?
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