Mariage à l'italienne

Original title: Matrimonio all'italiana

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7.4/10

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Sophia Loren and Marcello Mastroianni in Mariage à l'italienne (1964)

Filumena is the lifetime mistress of a wealthy playboy who is planning to leave her and marry another woman. She will do anything in her power to stop this and marry her instead, including revealing that she's had three children that she kept hidden from him and one of them is his. But which one?
A powerful balance of comedy and drama, with extraordinary performances from Mastroianni and Loren at their best!

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Comedy Drama Romance

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.

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IMDb RATING

7.4/10

12K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 2 Oscars
- 7 wins & 10 nominations total

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Featured review

10/10

I loved it!

Well I think that you should watch this wonderful Italian film. It is taken from the comedy "Filumena Marturano" by Eduardo De Filippo. Marcello Mastroianni is superb and Sophia Loren is excellent. It's a pity she didn't won the second Oscar as best actress of this film.

The title-song "'O cielo ce manna 'sti 'ccose" by Fred Bongusto is absolutely wonderful.

paolo-28
Feb 10, 2001
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Marriage Italian Style

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MARRIAGE ITALIAN STYLE: Like a Lady (US)

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MARRIAGE ITALIAN STYLE: Like a Lady (US)

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Trivia
Domenico 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 this will be removed. The scene is set in the late 1940s, 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.

Connections
Edited into Marcello, una vita dolce (2006)

Soundtracks
Munasterio '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