Marriage Italian Style
[Blu-Ray]

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PRODUCT DESCRIPTION Based on one of the most successful Italian plays ever, “Filumena Marturano” by playwright and philosopher Eduardo De Filippo, MARRIAGE ITALIAN STYLE is an exhilarating comedy (nominated for two Oscars® Best Foreign Picture and Best Actress) starring a combative Sophia Loren as a woman who’ll do anything to keep her companion! Both Loren and co-star Mastroianni are more irrepressible than ever: their talent, exquisite timing and their sheer chemistry – emphasised by the direction of the Award-winning Vittorio De Sica – explode onto the screen! For the 1st time on video, the film is presented both in subtitled Italian and spoken English, enabling a new appreciation of this quintessential play which was first brought to UK by Franco Zeffirelli, and later showcased by Peter Hall with Dame Judy Dench. A timeless comedy of our all-too-human foibles. Region: ALL Languages: English and Italian Subtitles: English Extras: - Sophia, Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow: candid intimate interview of Loren with exclusive footage of her family, close friends and collaborators such as Woody Allen, Giorgio Armani and others. – Vittorio D: Tribute to multi-awarded maestro filmmaker De Sica, a milestone of Cinema history. With participations from the likes of Clint Eastwood, Ken Loach, Mike Leigh,etc.. REVIEW Loren progress from brothel ingénue to strutting tart, domineering housekeeper and devoted mother in a way that embraces all womankind --Alexander Walker, Evening Standard Wonderfully Flamboyant… Rich and Delicious… --NY Times Loren and Mastroianni are superb! --The New Yorker

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