Marriage Italian Style 1964 N/R, 102 min. Genre: Foreign / Comedy
Director: Vittorio De Sica Cast: Sophia Loren, Marcello Mastroianni, Aldo Puglisi, Tecla Scarano, Marilu Tolo, Gianni Ridolfi, Generoso Cortini, Pia Lindstrom, Alfio Vita, Vito Moricone
Neopolitan businessman Domenico Soriano's (Marcello Mastroianni) long-time mistress, Filumena (Sophia Loren), tricks him into marriage by pretending to be on her deathbed. Great chemistry between Mastroianni and Loren. Academy Award nominations were received for Best Actress and Foreign Language Film.
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Swept Away...by an Unusual Destiny in the Blue Sea of August 1975 R, 116 min. Genre: Foreign / Adventure / Drama / Comedy
Director: Lina Wertmuller Cast: Giancarlo Giannini, Mariangela Melato, Riccardo Salvino, Isa Danieli, Aldo Puglisi, Anna Melita, Giuseppe Durini, Lucrezia De Domizio, Luis Saurez, Vittorio Fanfoni, Lorenzo Piani, Eros Pagni
A wealthy capitalist woman (Mariangela Melato) charters a yacht to sail the Mediterranean. Her deckhand (Giancarlo Giannini) is a Communist, and the story gains momentum with a shipwreck. When the couple finds themselves on a deserted island, political roles reverse, and the battle of the classes AND the sexes ensues.
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| 1. Marriage Italian Style (1964)
2. Swept Away...by an Unusual Destiny in the Blue Sea of August (1975)
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