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Wealthy playboy Domenico Soriano's (Marcello Mastroianni) life revolves around a careful management of his business and private affairs. His complacency is challenged by Filumena Marturano (Sophia Loren). A former prostitute, she becomes Domenico s mistress and manages his pastry shop, grateful for her lover s generosity. The equation of the relationship changes when she catches Domenico flaunting his younger mistress before her. Enraged she tricks Domenico into marrying her and tethers her reluctant husband by revealing that he's the father of at least one of her three children.
Adapted from a play by Eduardo de Filippo, Marriage Italian Style is a satirical examination of the institution of marriage in Italian society. A singular coming together of talents, it features two of Italy's greatest stars - Marcello Mastroianni and Sophia Loren directed by fellow national treasure Vittorio de Sica. Marriage Italian Style falls in the middle-period of his career where the tough realism of The Bicycle Thief achieves a refined elegance in this uncompromising film.
Adapted from a play by Eduardo de Filippo, Marriage Italian Style is a satirical examination of the institution of marriage in Italian society. A singular coming together of talents, it features two of Italy's greatest stars - Marcello Mastroianni and Sophia Loren directed by fellow national treasure Vittorio de Sica. Marriage Italian Style falls in the middle-period of his career where the tough realism of The Bicycle Thief achieves a refined elegance in this uncompromising film.
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Whenever Vittorio De Sica gets together with Sophia Loren something wonderful happens --New York Times
If De Sica can find a joke, he goes for it, and is gleefully joined by his stars --Film4
If De Sica can find a joke, he goes for it, and is gleefully joined by his stars --Film4
If De Sica can find a joke, he goes for it, and is gleefully joined by his stars --Film4
If De Sica can find a joke, he goes for it, and is gleefully joined by his stars --Film4
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Having a widescreen copy of this wonderful film is very welcome after so many years of bad, full-screen versions. It does not appear to be remastered or restored, but the transfer is quite decent. Less so are the subtitles which are sometimes incomplete and sometimes innacurate, but not bad enough to spoil a beautiful and touching film.
But this is the best we have right now, until someone like Criterion or Bfi goes into action, and I, for one, am very glad to have it.
But this is the best we have right now, until someone like Criterion or Bfi goes into action, and I, for one, am very glad to have it.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Marriage Italian Style (1964) has enough romance, drama and comedy to be considered all of them. The story begins with us seeing Filumena (Sophia Loren) on her deathbed and quite a fuss being made about it. The people there send for Domenico (Marcello Mastroianni), who was her lover for some 22 years. We learn about the couple's strange relationship in a series of flashbacks. The story of this pair is quite amazing and unusual.
I wouldn't call their romance very typical. Domenico met Filumena when she was just 17 and worked in a brothel at the end of World War II. He is quite slick and does just enough to keep her from protesting stringing her along for so long. The story spends some time developing and showing us how Filumena isn't always treated so well and doesn't have an easy life. The story takes a few unexpected turns and there is much more to it than the above, which is where the humor comes in. What I like most about this film is that it has a story that comes together beautifully.
For those unfamiliar with Sophia Loren, she could be considered one of the most famous and most beautiful Italian actresses of all time. She also stared in many American films, which made her world-renowned. Her performance in Marriage Italian Style is remarkable.
Although I prefer to watch movies in their original language, this edition of Marriage Italian Style also has the option to watch it dubbed in English or German. Or if you are like me, there is the original Italian audio too (with an option for English subtitles). If you heard about this film and want to finally see it, love Sophia Loren's work or just can't get enough of Italian cinema, don't miss this one.
I wouldn't call their romance very typical. Domenico met Filumena when she was just 17 and worked in a brothel at the end of World War II. He is quite slick and does just enough to keep her from protesting stringing her along for so long. The story spends some time developing and showing us how Filumena isn't always treated so well and doesn't have an easy life. The story takes a few unexpected turns and there is much more to it than the above, which is where the humor comes in. What I like most about this film is that it has a story that comes together beautifully.
For those unfamiliar with Sophia Loren, she could be considered one of the most famous and most beautiful Italian actresses of all time. She also stared in many American films, which made her world-renowned. Her performance in Marriage Italian Style is remarkable.
Although I prefer to watch movies in their original language, this edition of Marriage Italian Style also has the option to watch it dubbed in English or German. Or if you are like me, there is the original Italian audio too (with an option for English subtitles). If you heard about this film and want to finally see it, love Sophia Loren's work or just can't get enough of Italian cinema, don't miss this one.
13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
The film itself is a classic Sophia Loren vehicle and of course she's always worth watching - her beauty is almost in a class of its own. The story is quite good and well acted.
Unfortunately, this seems to be a DVD copied from an old video. The film itself is worth 4 out of 5 stars, but I have only given it 3 stars because this version is badly let down by the poor quality - faded and slightly blurred. What a shame.
Unfortunately, this seems to be a DVD copied from an old video. The film itself is worth 4 out of 5 stars, but I have only given it 3 stars because this version is badly let down by the poor quality - faded and slightly blurred. What a shame.
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As good as it gets
There have been complaints about the quality of this transfer. However, the original film, which I knew very well from the 60s, had some very obvious flaws in it. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Louis T. Lipp
Terrible quality!
This DVD has just ruined my evening in front of the television to watch one of my favourite Italian classics... Read more
Published 9 months ago by Arthur Rimbaud
another foreign film to my collection, sheer bliss.
Loren and mastroianni bring the eternal triangle to the screen with panache, a romantic comedy at it's best.
to see again and again.
to see again and again.
Published 20 months ago by Nicholas A. Gambardella
Sophia Loren's Tour-De-Force Performance And A Great Forgotten Film
I've been patiently waiting for a decent version of this movie to come along and FINALLY an excellent one has arrived in this DVD, wide screen and all. Read more
Published on 3 Mar 2010 by boopkid
Mastroianni and Loren at their best
Confectionery shop owner Don Domenico (Marcello Mastroianni) meets 17-year old Filumena Maturano (Sophia Loren) in a Naples brothel during a Second World War air raid. Read more
Published on 24 Jan 2010 by Triestino
JOURNEYS END!
BROUGHT AS A PRESENT, RECEIVER DELIGHTED - HAD BEEN SERCHING FOR SAME FOR QUITE A LONG TIME
Published on 4 Sep 2009 by Mrs. S. Cooper
A nice film but the worst quality you can buy!
How can someone release such a bad quality and telling the people the film has been digitally remastered? Read more
Published on 15 Feb 2008 by Hans Thomas
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