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Mariti in affitto

  • 2004
  • PG-13
  • 1h 48m
IMDb RATING
4.2/10
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Brooke Shields, Maria Grazia Cucinotta, and Pierfrancesco Favino in Mariti in affitto (2004)
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An Italian woman flies across the Atlantic to New York City in search of her husband and finds him married to another woman. Now two wives, four children, and one husband must find a way to ... Read allAn Italian woman flies across the Atlantic to New York City in search of her husband and finds him married to another woman. Now two wives, four children, and one husband must find a way to survive--together.An Italian woman flies across the Atlantic to New York City in search of her husband and finds him married to another woman. Now two wives, four children, and one husband must find a way to survive--together.

  • Director
    • Ilaria Borrelli
  • Writer
    • Ilaria Borrelli
  • Stars
    • Maria Grazia Cucinotta
    • Pierfrancesco Favino
    • Brooke Shields
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.2/10
    403
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Ilaria Borrelli
    • Writer
      • Ilaria Borrelli
    • Stars
      • Maria Grazia Cucinotta
      • Pierfrancesco Favino
      • Brooke Shields
    • 2User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Maria Grazia Cucinotta
    Maria Grazia Cucinotta
    • Maria Scocozza
    Pierfrancesco Favino
    Pierfrancesco Favino
    • Vincenzo Scocozza
    Brooke Shields
    Brooke Shields
    • Charlene Taylor
    Chevy Chase
    Chevy Chase
    • Paul Parmisan
    Diego Serrano
    Diego Serrano
    • Raul
    Franco Javarone
    Franco Javarone
    • Don Peppino
    James Falzone
    James Falzone
    • Ciro Scocozza
    Lauren Martin
    • Lucetta Scocozza
    Jillian Stacom
    • Bibi Taylor
    John Tormey
    John Tormey
    • Gaetano
    Jennifer Macaluso
    • Irina
    Ray Iannicelli
    Ray Iannicelli
    • Luca
    Charlotte Colavin
    • Mafalda
    • (as Charlotte J. Colavin)
    Veanne Cox
    Veanne Cox
    • Sonya
    Sean T. Krishnan
    Sean T. Krishnan
    • Salim
    Modi
    Modi
    • Pasquale
    C.S. Lee
    C.S. Lee
    • Shuei
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    Wally Dunn
    • Director
    • Director
      • Ilaria Borrelli
    • Writer
      • Ilaria Borrelli
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    5ltremaine

    A sweet little gem of a movie

    Not a classic, but not a complete bomb either. It was one of those films that a store discounts to get rid of by selling it on the cheap rack because it doesn't immediately grab its audience.

    The first couple of times I viewed it, I wasn't crazy about the production values...could be better. On the other hand, the actors have their own special charm, especially the two "wives".

    The husband, though flawed, shows a heart-breaking humanity, desperation and pain underneath his naughty behavior that's quite appealing on its own.

    Maria, the Italian wife, is so smart and resourceful, its hard not to like her. Charlene, Brooke Shields' character, has this fragility under a veneer of toughness, that soon lets you know she's a woman who's been hurt. Together both women, overcome their pain and grow to try again that is beautiful to see.

    This film has a charm not readily apparent, but grows on you. Watch a couple of times and learn to appreciate.
    2gradyharp

    Rent a Husband Italian Style

    'Mariti in affitto' ('Our Italian Husband') is sort of a mess of a movie. Ilaria Borrelli wrote and directed this bilingual film and apparently lost track of her story during the making of it. The Italian language portions are supplemented by English subtitles, but the English, when spoken, is so distorted by the actors and by the musical sound track that the words are nearly incomprehensible. What results is a slapstick comedy acted way over the top to the point of frustration on the part of the audience.

    The action opens somewhere in Italy where Maria Scocozza (Maria Grazia Cucinotta) is eking out a living making sandals to support her two children from her marriage to artist Vincenzo Scocozza (Pierfrancesco Favino) who left for America some years ago to make it big in New York. Maria is courted by older gentlemen who threaten her to the point that she leaves with her two children to fly to New York to re-join her husband. Upon arrival she finds an unfriendly country but no husband and is befriended by Raul (Diego Serrano) who eventually finds her work passing out fliers for an agency called 'Rent a Husband'. She eventually discovers her husband has remarried to TV model Charlene (Brooke Shields) who is extremely pregnant. Outraged but with no place to go, Maria and her two children move in with Charlene and Vincenzo, and as predicted the two women eventually join to plot against the two-timing Vincenzo...etc etc etc.

    The acting is raw - Chevy Chase even has a role as a TV writer - and the performances all border on overacting. There is a hint that somewhere in this mélange of ideas there are some solid humanistic points to be made, but everything gets lost in the mess of a production. Not a very good way to spend an evening.

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      La forza delle donne
      Written by Gigi D'Alessio and Vincenzo D'Agostino

      Performed by Gigi D'Alessio

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    • Release date
      • April 2, 2004 (Italy)
    • Country of origin
      • Italy
    • Official site
      • Official site (Italy)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Our Italian Husband
    • Production companies
      • Coast to Coast
      • Cristaldi Pictures
      • Senza Pictures
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $105,715
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    • Runtime
      • 1 hour, 48 minutes
    • Color
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      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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