Synopsis
This film is very much a docudrama which portrays the difficulties of Italian life circa 1963 due to the absence of a divorce law. Five scenarios with different actors portray realistic situations where divorce is clearly warranted but, because marriage was strictly in the purview of the Catholic Church at that time, which strictly forbade divorce, these people are shown to suffer the consequences in their daily lives. Italy got its first civilian divorce law in 1970.
Ratings
IMDb6.7/10
5 audience votes
Key crew
- Paolo TavianiDirector
- Paolo TavianiWriter
- Vittorio TavianiWriter
- Valentino OrsiniDirector
- Giuliani G. De NegriWriter
- Vittorio TavianiDirector
- Lucio BattistradaWriter
- Valentino OrsiniWriter
- Renato NiccolaiWriter
- Giovanni FuscoOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Ugo TognazziVasco Timballo
- Annie GirardotMargherita
- Romolo ValliFrancesco
- Didi PeregoCaterina Rinaldi
- Scilla GabelWilma
- Gabriella GiorgelliLivia
- Renato NiccolaiCast
- Giuseppe Lo PrestiCast
- Enzo RobuttiCast
- Luigi ScavranCast
- Gianpaolo SerraCast
- Leonello ZanchiCast
Stills
Themes
italianromancedocudramadivorceroman catholic churchsocial change