Matrimonio all'italiana (1964)

Director:

Vittorio De Sica

Writers:

Eduardo De Filippo (play)
Renato Castellani (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

20 December 1964 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Plot:

Domenico, a successfull businessman, with an eye for the girls, begins an affair with Filumena when she is 17 years old...

Plot Keywords:

Remake | Marriage | Unknown Father | Based On Play

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 6 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

Sophia Loren	...	Filumena Marturano
Marcello Mastroianni	...	Domenico Soriano
Aldo Puglisi	...	Alfredo
Tecla Scarano	...	Rosalia
Marilù Tolo	...	Diana (as Marilu' Tolo)
Gianni Ridolfi	...	Umberto
Generoso Cortini	...	Michele
Vito Moricone	...	Riccardo
Rita Piccione	...	Teresina, seamstress
Lino Mattera
Alfio Vita	...	Una pasticcere
Alberto Castaldi		(as Alberto Gastaldi)
Anna Santoro
Enza Maggi	...	Lucia, maid
Mara Marilli
Antonietta D'Onofrio		(as D'Onofrio Antonietta)
Raffaello Rossi Bussola	...	Nocella, Lawyer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Vincenzo Aita	...	Alfonzo, Priest (uncredited)
Vincenza Di Capua	...	Matilde, Domenico's Mother (uncredited)
Pia Lindström	...	Cashier (uncredited)

Directed by
Vittorio De Sica

Writing credits
Eduardo De Filippo		(play "Filumena Marturano")
Renato Castellani		(screenplay) and
Tonino Guerra		(screenplay) and
Leonardo Benvenuti		(screenplay) (as Leo Benvenuti) and
Piero De Bernardi		(screenplay)

Produced by
Carlo Ponti	....	producer
Joseph E. Levine	....	executive producer (uncredited)

Original Music by
Armando Trovajoli

Cinematography by
Roberto Gerardi

Film Editing by
Adriana Novelli

Production Design by
Carlo Egidi

Set Decoration by
Dario Micheli

Makeup Department
Giuseppe Annunziata	....	makeup artist: Sophia Loren
Giuseppe Banchelli	....	makeup artist: Marcello Mastroianni
Ada Palombi	....	makeup artist: Sophia Loren
Amalia Paoletti	....	makeup artist: Marcello Mastroianni
Giancarlo De Leonardis	....	hair stylist (uncredited)

Production Management
Claudio Mancini	....	production supervisor
Alfredo Melidoni	....	production supervisor
Jone Tuzi	....	general organizer

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Luisa Alessandri	....	assistant director
Franco Indovina	....	assistant director
Franco Montemurro	....	assistant director

Sound Department
Vittorio De Sisti	....	sound recordist
Ennio Sensi	....	sound

Visual Effects by
Stefano Ballirano	....	digital restoration supervisor (restored version)
Stefano Camberini	....	digital restoration artist (restored version)

Camera and Electrical Department
Nino Cristiani	....	camera operator (as Cristiani Michele)
Franco Di Giacomo	....	camera operator
Roberto D'Ettorre Piazzoli	....	assistant camera (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Vera Marzot	....	wardrobe
Piero Tosi	....	costumes: Sophia Loren and Marcello Mastroianni

Editorial Department
Marisa Letti	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Armando Trovajoli	....	conductor

Other crew
Mario Abussi	....	production assistant: Naples
Vittorio Bucci	....	production assistant: Naples
Elvira D'Amico	....	script girl
Giorgio Russo	....	production secretary
Matteo Spinola	....	publicist

Thanks
Titina De Filippo	....	dedicatee

Production Companies

• Compagnia Cinematografica Champion (as C. C. Champion S.p.A.)
• Les Films Concordia (Paris)

Distributors

• Aquarius TV (2004) (Greece) (DVD)
• Aquarius TV (2004) (Greece) (TV)
• Embassy Pictures Corporation (USA) (theatrical) (dubbed)
• Flashstar Home Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
• Homescreen (2005) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment Italia (2003) (Italy) (DVD)

Other Companies

• A.T.A.  music publishing
• Annamode  costumes
• International Recordings  sound re-recording

Also Known As:

Mariage à l'italienne (France)
Marriage Italian-Style (USA)

Runtime:

102 min

Country:

Italy | France

Language:

Italian

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:11

Filming Locations:

Naples, Campania, Italy

Company:

Compagnia Cinematografica Champion

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Mary Tyler Moore: Marriage Minneapolis Style (#5.20)" (1975)

I loved it!

Well I think that you should watch this wonderful Italian film. It is taken from the comedy "Filumena Marturano" by Eduardo De Filippo. Marcello Mastroianni is superb and Sophia Loren is excellent. It's a pity she didn't won the second Oscar as best actress of this film.

The title-song "'O cielo ce manna 'sti 'ccose" by Fred Bongusto is absolutely wonderful.