Marriage Italian Style

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When handsome, successful Domenico (Marcello Mastroianni) first meets the sexy young waif Filomena (Sophia Loren) in Naples during World War II, he is instantly smitten. Flash forward to the postwar years, and the two meet again, sparking a passionate affair that spans two decades. But when Filomena -- who has now become Domenico's kept woman and has secretly borne his children -- learns that her lover is planning to wed another, she stops at nothing to hook him into marrying her instead.

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Keith Uhlich

Time Out

It's a scenario that's milked (literally) for every drop of amusement.

Rated: 3/5

Sep 21, 2011

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A. Fredric Franklyn

Los Angeles Free Press

De Sica's latest is tricky, thin and dishonest.

Feb 5, 2020

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Mattie Lucas

From the Front Row

It's a romantic comedy every bit as delicious as something Howard Hawks might have concocted, with Loren and Mastroianni proving fine rivals for the likes of Katherine Hepburn and Cary Grant.

Rated: 4/4

Aug 5, 2019

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

Combustible Celluloid

A good deal soapier and ultimately less satisfying than De Sica's previous collaboration with Loren and Marcello Mastroianni, Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow, but it's still effectively heart-rending.

May 20, 2011

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 4/5

Jun 29, 2005

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Blobbo X

A great movie with both depth and heart. Five stars.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/12/23

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Audience Member

How extraordinary these two luminous stars of my childhood, Sophia Loren and Marcello Mastroianni, appear against the backdrop of war-torn Italy and the evolving modern city. Could anything be so beautiful or ridiculous?

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/15/23

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steve d

Not cute or entertaining.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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One of the best foreign films ever. Sophia Loren, Marcello Mastroianni and Vittorio DeSica were all at the height of their careers. A funny, warm, living look into Neopolitan manners.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/12/23

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A film of surprising depth, with an excellent performance from Sophia Loren. I was really quite taken with the film, which is more drama than comedy, and about an unequal love affair between Loren and Marcello Mastroianni over a couple decades. Loren loves Mastroianni, but he sees their relationship more as a transaction: he gives her money, gets her out of prostitution, and gives her a place to stay; she gives him sex, keeps his house, runs his bakery, and takes care of his elderly mother. Meanwhile, he travels the world and sees other women. The tragic imbalance hits us right in the heart, and is heightened by Director Vittorio De Sica's storytelling, which is with a light touch, and uses flashbacks to gradually fill us in on the past, and just how unequal things are. Mastroianni is a bit of a villain here, but we hardly know it at the beginning, and De Sica lets the viewer connect the dots as the movie progresses. We can see the pain in Loren's face and read her mind, and often that's enough. The way the characters express themselves, the scenes in the streets of Naples - it all seems perfectly realistic, and a slice of life. The touches of comedy and lightness that are present balance out the story well. Better than 'Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow', and on a par with 'Two Women'. What an extraordinary interval of time this was for Loren and De Sica.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/13/23

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Audience Member

You can't fail with these two.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/24/23

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Synopsis

When handsome, successful Domenico (Marcello Mastroianni) first meets the sexy young waif Filomena (Sophia Loren) in Naples during World War II, he is instantly smitten. Flash forward to the postwar years, and the two meet again, sparking a passionate affair that spans two decades. But when Filomena -- who has now become Domenico's kept woman and has secretly borne his children -- learns that her lover is planning to wed another, she stops at nothing to hook him into marrying her instead.

Director: Vittorio De Sica
Producer: Joseph E. Levine
Screenwriter: Eduardo De Filippo, Renato Castellani, Tonino Guerra, Leonardo Benvenuti, Piero De Bernardi
Distributor: Emerging Pictures
Production Co: Compagnia Cinematografica Champion
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: Italian
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 20, 1964, Original
Rerelease Date (Theaters): Sep 23, 2011
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 30, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $5.0K
Runtime: 1h 42m
Sound Mix: Mono

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