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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
Did you know
- 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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Yes, Sophia Loren is breathtakingly beautiful in this movie - at times - but there is much more to it than that.
This movie does a remarkable job of developing two characters, especially Loren's character, over more than 20 years. There are no stereotypes - the warm-hearted prostitute, etc. - here, no facile caricatures. Rather, Loren, directed by di Sica, is able to develop a complex and fascinating character who goes from a 17 year old girl to a woman in her 50s. Loren does this not with fancy make-up, etc., but by ACTING. She is believable as the terrified young girl thrown into prostitution by abject poverty; she is completely believable as the 50+ year old woman defending her three children. (She was 30 when she made this movie.) I couldn't stop watching this movie. Loren is so real in it that you HAVE to find out what will become of her character.
This movie shows you what a good movie can be: something with complex, real characters whom you want to know more about. It is the complete opposite of the caricature-, stereotype-ridden formulaic pictures we get too often.
This movie does a remarkable job of developing two characters, especially Loren's character, over more than 20 years. There are no stereotypes - the warm-hearted prostitute, etc. - here, no facile caricatures. Rather, Loren, directed by di Sica, is able to develop a complex and fascinating character who goes from a 17 year old girl to a woman in her 50s. Loren does this not with fancy make-up, etc., but by ACTING. She is believable as the terrified young girl thrown into prostitution by abject poverty; she is completely believable as the 50+ year old woman defending her three children. (She was 30 when she made this movie.) I couldn't stop watching this movie. Loren is so real in it that you HAVE to find out what will become of her character.
This movie shows you what a good movie can be: something with complex, real characters whom you want to know more about. It is the complete opposite of the caricature-, stereotype-ridden formulaic pictures we get too often.
- richard-1787
- Apr 20, 2015
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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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