Divorce Italian Style
1961 · 104 MIN · IMDB 7.9 · 14,895 VOTES · DIR. Pietro Germi
Overview
Ferdinando Cefalù is desperate to marry his cousin, Angela, but he is married to Rosalia and divorce is illegal in Italy. To get around the law, he tries to trick his wife into having an affair so he can catch her and murder her, as he knows he would be given a light sentence for killing an adulterous woman. He persuades a painter to lure his wife into an affair, but Rosalia proves to be more faithful than he expected.
Dialogue Timeline — 987 lines
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00:00:19 DIVORCE ITALIAN STYLE
00:05:33 Twelve years of marriage.
00:10:27 It's a matter of -
00:14:18 But that stomach!
00:20:35 I just wouldn't know who to give them to.
00:25:03 I don't deserve this!
00:30:10 Why?
00:33:48 while the train raced on as in an inescapable nightmare
00:36:32 An aristocrat!
00:41:23 Why?
00:49:29 it was easy to lure him to my house
00:54:01 Waiter.
00:57:33 I'll pray for you as long as I live.
01:04:43 Patanè was a very shy man
01:08:32 Paint you as a madonna.
01:11:13 Good. Keep it up.
01:13:40 But the man you see before you is still the Ioneliest man alive.
01:17:43 Finally, Don Ciccio Matara took over organization of the event
01:22:19 To the station!
01:25:55 He lay there
01:28:52 He's dishonored us all!
01:32:51 - What is it? - Something terrible's happened.
01:39:38 Gentlemen of the jury -
01:44:10 It really is true.
Cast & Characters
Marcello Mastroianni
Il barone Ferdinando Cefalù
Daniela Rocca
Rosalia Cefalù
Stefania Sandrelli
Angela
Leopoldo Trieste
Carmelo Patanè
Odoardo Spadaro
Don Gaetano Cefalù
Margherita Girelli
Sisina
Angela Cardile
Agnese Cefalù
Lando Buzzanca
Rosario Mulè
Pietro Tordi
Attorney De Marzi
Ugo Torrente
Don Calogero
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed987
Dialogue density9.5 lines / min
First line00:00:19
Final line01:44:10
Production Record
DirectorPietro Germi
LanguageItalian
IMDb votes14,895