Marriage Italian-Style

josé neves

The title in English says it all: "Italian-style", starting at the unbearable beginning that sets the tone to this stereotype of the Italian comedy. The German Werner Schroeter with the operatic "ll Regno di Napoli" goes deeper into the portrait of an idea on Italianity and, above all, cinematically much further. De Sica with Loren-Mastroianni pair reached success but impoverished his cinema, reformatting it.

msmichel

Classic pairing of Loren and Mastroianni in a tale of a former whore who becomes the long suffering secret of man while she only wishes to be the legitimate wife. The sexism and misogyny of the times is prevalent and makes the film feel pretty dated. Loren is wonderful here and has a wardrobe throughout to covet. Its just hard to accept the romance when Marcello plays such a douche.

Adriano Rocha

Miss Loren is so damn beautiful! Great performances by her and Marcello. Great direction by De Sicca. Great story.

Wee Hunk

This is that side of Italian cinema I hate. De Sica does love his melodramas. Divorce Italian Style was a genuine commentary on Italian society. This is "Men must be tricked into marriage." He wants to marry the virgin, not the whore. Which is a double standard for the ladies man. Lots of bad messages for women, especially since marriage is better for men than it is women.

ASHES IN THE HOURGLASS

Closed it half-way through. De Sica is obviously still trying to show the Italian social structure in his film, but this time, it just feels so been-there, done-that. The actual story is also uninvolving with there being almost no spark of passion between Sophia Loren and Marcello Mastroianni. I wish I had more to say, but this was just so barebones that I doubt I'll remember it a week from now.

ramosbarajas

My first Loren-Mastroianni film. It is very fun and witty while maintaining a seriousness that makes the film even more incredible. Although the cinematography feels a bit dated at times, the overall effect is successful and very enjoyable. It has a great story and dialogue, and I think those were my favorite parts, maybe along with the performances. Reminded me of screwball comedies, but not quite.

Matthew_Lucas

Sophia Loren is a vision in this classic Italian comedy features a screwball plot about a prostitute who is the mistress of a wealthy aristocrat for years, but when he decides to marry someone more respectable, she hatches a series of outlandish plots to win him back. De Sica not only displays great comedic flair, but a keen sense of human emotion as well, delivering both hearty laughs and emotional pathos.

Ethan

One of the many films to show the magnificent pairing of Mastrianni and Loren. They seemed to be at the top of their comedic form when they worked with De Sica.