Mimì metallurgico ferito nell'onore (1972)

Voti degli utenti:

7.3/10   

Regista:

Lina Wertmüller

Scrittori:

Lina Wertmüller (screenplay)
Lina Wertmüller (story)

Data di uscita:

19 febbraio 1972 (Italy)

Genere:

Commedia

Plot:

Mimi is a Sicilian dockworker who loses his job when he votes against the Mafia candidate in what he thinks is a secret ballot...

Plot Keywords:

Sicily | Revenge | Sicilian | Cuckold | Commedia All'italiana

Premi:

3 wins & 1 nomination

Recensioni degli utenti:

Mildly interesting, but not nearly as funny as it was intended

Cast

Giancarlo Giannini	...	Carmelo Mardocheo / Mimí
Mariangela Melato	...	Fiorella Meneghini
Turi Ferro	...	Don Calogero / Vico Tricarico / Salvatore Tricarico
Agostina Belli	...	Rosalia Capuzzo in Mardocheo
Luigi Diberti	...	Pippino
Elena Fiore	...	Amalia Finocchiaro
Tuccio Musumeci	...	Pasquale
Ignazio Pappalardo	...	Massaro 'Ntoni
Gianfranco Barra	...	Serg. Amilcare Finnocchiaro
Livia Giampalmo	...	Violetta, bancarelaia
Rosaria Rapisarda
Umberto Lentini
Salvatore Savasta
Ottorino Russo
Giovanni Cori

Alias:

The Seduction of Mimi

Durata:

121 min | Germany:112 min | USA:108 min

Nazionalità:

Italy

Lingua:

Inglese | Italiano

Colore:

Colore (Eastmancolor)

Sonoro:

Mono

Divieti:

Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | USA:R | West Germany:16 | Hong Kong:IIB

Luoghi riprese:

Catania, Sicily, Italy

Compagnia:

Euro International Film (EIA)

Collegamenti:

Citato in Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession (2004) (TV)

Colonna sonora:

La Cumparsita

Mildly interesting, but not nearly as funny as it was intended

Giancarlo Giannini plays a simple Southern Italian worker who unwisely thinks his local elections aren't 100% rigged by the local mob. Assuming it's a truly secret ballot, he disobeys the mobs instructions and votes for a local Communist instead. Well, he nearly gets himself killed in the meantime and is forced to run to Turin in the north. There, quite by accident, he runs afoul of the mob AGAIN and is nearly killed. In fact, this happens a lot in the film and the generally apolitical Giannini tries to play BOTH sides to his own benefit. In addition, he begins sleeping with several different women--once again hoping he can somehow balance it all and keep from getting killed. Despite all the many, many dangers, Giannini is somehow a survivor and the film has many cute little twists and turns.

I can tell that this satire was meant to be very funny, but I just didn't find myself laughing. While it is a good film, it's certainly not among the more memorable Italian films I have ever seen. It's slightly better than a time-passer, but that's really about all. I think the biggest reason for this isn't due to the humor but more to the fact that Giannini's character is a real selfish jerk. Had he been more sympathetic, I really think the film would have been more memorable. However, considering this film won many awards and was pretty well respected in its day, it is quite possible I am just an idiot. See it for yourself, but just be surprised if you, too, don't find the film all that interesting--or you think I am a lousy reviewer!