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Marriage Italian-Style (1964)

Marriage Italian-Style poster
Original title
Matrimonio all'italiana
Directed by
Vittorio De Sica
Genre
drama film, romantic comedy film
Country
France, Italy
Runtime
1h 42m
Rated
NR
Rating
7.7 of 10 from 550 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A wealthy businessman and his longtime mistress navigate decades of secrets and manipulation when she pretends to be on her deathbed to trick him into marriage. Their relationship plays out through flashbacks showing them both scheming and loving each other.

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What happens

Marriage Italian Style (Italian: Matrimonio all'italiana [matriˈmɔːnjo allitaˈljaːna]) is a 1964 romantic comedy-drama film directed by Vittorio De Sica, starring Sophia Loren and Marcello Mastroianni. The film was adapted by Leonardo Benvenuti, Renato Castellani, Piero De Bernardi, and Tonino Guerra from the play Filumena Marturano by Eduardo De Filippo. Filumena Marturano had previously been adapted as a 1950 Argentine film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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