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The Seduction of Mimi

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Mimi (Giancarlo Giannini) is a Sicilian dockworker who inadvertently becomes embroiled in an increasingly complicated array of personal conflicts. When he loses his job after voting against a Mafia kingpin in an allegedly secret election, Mimi leaves his wife to find new work. He moves to Turin, where he engages in an affair with a Communist organizer. Soon Mimi finds himself juggling two demanding relationships while plotting to take revenge against the corrupt forces that ruined his life.

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Penelope Gilliatt The New Yorker 03/05/2024
A handsomely comic and political-minded farce that in Italy, where the characters live, has deadly-serious roots. Go to Full Review Nora Sayre New York Times 10/19/2020
Sexual hypocrisies and political dilemmas rarely flow smoothly onto the screen. But Lina Wertmuller excels in conveying both, in The Seduction of Mimi. Go to Full Review Rosalyn Drexler Vogue 03/08/2024
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It is both funny and disgusting... perhaps cruel. Truth is not always exaggeration. Go to Full Review Marya E. Gates Cool People Have Feelings, Too. (Substack) 02/13/2024
If you’re a fan of Spike Lee, you can absolutely see how aspects of Wertmüller’s filmmaking have found their way into his. Go to Full Review John Simon Esquire Magazine 07/28/2020
At this stage of her development, the director is good at unsentimental tragedy and uncomplaisant comedy, and has an admirable visual sense. Go to Full Review Jacoba Atlas Los Angeles Free Press 12/11/2019
A disciple of Fellini, Ms. Wuitmueller is a supreme satirist. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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06/12/2020 Great film with many layers. Enjoyed the humor most. See more 09/28/2017 one of those films that feels like you watched 3 films in 1 setting . picaresque tale of a horny man. a man horny for the truth!! down with facism (this time in form of gangstas), up with woman's lib, A Classico! See more 05/23/2016 one of those films that feels like you watched 3 films in 1 setting . picaresque tale of a horny man. a man horny for the truth!! down with facism (this time in form of gangstas), up with woman's lib, A Classico! See more 09/28/2012 Vibrant use of colors, framing, background, and politics influence how we as an audience feels about every character in the film before we even get to know them. This amount of control over the audience is a drastic and well-accomplished feat that modern directors struggle with from project to project. See more paul p 12/18/2010 Another classic from this team. See more 03/13/2010 A comical and satirical tryst! Delight in Wertmuller's trademark themes of politics and sex. This film adds the differences between Northern and Southern Italy and honor to the mix. The seduction is politically oriented, as you will see with the hilariously, ubiquitous presence of the Mafia. Sicilian concepts of a man and his honor is revealed in Mimi's relationship with his wife, his mistress, his wife's lover's wife, which all somehow become convoluted with politics. Wertmuller, Giannini, and Melato have not reached their heights, but all of the elements of their later masterworks are present in this film. See more Read all reviews
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Lina Wertmüller

Director

Giancarlo Giannini

Mimì

Mariangela Melato

Fiore

Agostina Belli

Rosalia

Turi Ferro

Don Calogero

Elena Fiore

Amalia Finocchiaro
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Synopsis Mimi (Giancarlo Giannini) is a Sicilian dockworker who inadvertently becomes embroiled in an increasingly complicated array of personal conflicts. When he loses his job after voting against a Mafia kingpin in an allegedly secret election, Mimi leaves his wife to find new work. He moves to Turin, where he engages in an affair with a Communist organizer. Soon Mimi finds himself juggling two demanding relationships while plotting to take revenge against the corrupt forces that ruined his life.
Director
Lina Wertmüller
Screenwriter
Lina Wertmüller
Production Co
Euro International Film (EIA) S.p.A.
Rating
R
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
Italian
Release Date (Streaming)
May 23, 2017
Runtime
1h 29m
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