Marriage Italian Style

Marriage Italian Style

102 mins | Drama, Comedy, Romance | Dec. 18, 1964

When Domenico first meets Filomena 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 will stop at nothing to hook him into marrying her instead.

Marriage Italian Style

102 mins | Drama, Comedy, Romance | Dec. 18, 1964

Marriage Italian Style
When Domenico first meets Filomena 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 will stop at nothing to hook him into marrying her instead.
IMDb rating 7.4
Producers Les Films Concordia, Compagnia Cinematografica Champion
Original title Matrimonio all'italiana
Directors Luisa Alessandri, Elvira D'Amico, Franco Montemurro, Franco Indovina, Vittorio De Sica
Writers Piero De Bernardi, Eduardo De Filippo, Renato Castellani, Tonino Guerra, Leonardo Benvenuti

Cast

Sophia Loren

as Filumena Marturano

Marcello Mastroianni

as Domenico Soriano

Aldo Puglisi

as Alfredo

Tecla Scarano

as Rosalia

Marilù Tolo

as Diana

Gianni Ridolfi

as Umberto

Generoso Cortini

as Michele

Vito Moricone

as Riccardo

Rita Piccione

as Teresina

Alfio Vita

as Una pasticcere

Alberto Gastaldi

as Doctor

Anna Santoro

as Seamstress

Enza Maggi

as Lucia

Pia Lindström

as Cashier (uncredited)

Salvatore Porcaro

as Bartender (uncredited)