Il marito (1957)

Directed by

Gianni Puccini, Nanni Loy

Genre

comedy film

Country

Italy

Runtime

1h 22m

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 32 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man navigates the absurdities of married life. The story follows his attempts to balance family expectations and his own desires. The film is set in Rome and later in Madrid.

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What happens

Il marito (lit. transl. The Husband) is a 1958 Italian-Spanish comedy film directed by Nanni Loy and Gianni Puccini, at their second and last collaboration after Parola di ladro. Alberto Sordi, who was author of the story together with Rodolfo Sonego, submitted the script to Angelo Rizzoli, that was not at all enthusiastic about the subject. Later, he met a Spanish producer, married with eleven children, who recognized himself in the story, so the film, which was initially set in uptown Rome, was shot in Madrid. In Spain the film was released with the title El Marido. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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