Alfredo, Alfredo 1972  R, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Pietro Germi
Cast: Dustin Hoffman, Stefania Sandrelli, Carla Gravina, Clara Colosimo, Daniele Patella, Duilio Del Prete, Luigi Baghetti, Danika La Loggia, Saro Urzi
Alfredo (Dustin Hoffman) is a timid banker who begins a love affair with Carolina Betti (Carla Gravina) and tries to end his marriage to Mariarosa (Stefania Sandrelli). But, because of Italy's strict divorce laws, Alfredo has problems getting the divorce. His lawyers do work to obtain a divorce, and the laws change allowing Alfredo, at long last, to divorce Carolina and to marry Mariarosa.
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Divorce - Italian Style 1961  N/R, 104 min.
Genre: Foreign / Comedy
Director: Pietro Germi
Cast: Marcello Mastroianni, Daniela Rocca, Stefania Sandrelli, Leopoldo Trieste, Odoardo Spadaro, Lando Buzzanca, Antonio Acqua, Angela Cardile, Bianca Castagnetta, Margherita Girelli
Divorce was illegal in Italy when Ferninando Cefalu (Marcello Mastroianni) tired of his wife, Rosalia (Daniela Rocca), and fell in love with sexy Angela (Stefania Sandrelli). No problem; according to Ferdinando's reasoning, if he murders Rosalia while she is bedding another man, no court would put him away for long. Now, all he must do is find a lover for Rosalia. This film won the Academy Award for Best Story and Screenplay.
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Man of Iron 1956  N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
aka: The Railroad Man
Director: Pietro Germi
Cast: Pietro Germi, Luisa Della Noce, Sylva Koscina, Saro Urzi, Renato Speziali, Carlo Giuffre, Edoardo Nevola, Amedeo Trilli, Riccardo Garrone, Oscar Keesee, Jr.
Railroad engineer Andrea Marcocci (Pietro Germi) has family and work problems, which he solves by drowning his sorrows in alcohol. His actions result in a train accident for which he is demoted, and he is forced to cross a picket line to earn money to feed his family–an act that alienates his friends.
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| 1. Alfredo, Alfredo (1972)
2. Divorce - Italian Style (1961)
3. Man of Iron (1956)
aka: The Railroad Man
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