Marriage Italian Style

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Stuart McLean

aka Matrimonio a la italiana
Certificate: 15
Running Time: 101 Minutes
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Release Date: 10/07/2017
Content Type: Movie

Synopsis:
Rich shop owner Don Domenico (Marcello Mastroianni) meets 17-year old Filumena Maturano (Sophia Loren) in a Naples brothel during a Second World War air raid.

He rescues her, sets her up as his mistress, and over the years exploits her ... She loves him dearly but is disillusioned when she finds he is having an affair with the shop's young cashier. To win him back, she stages her own death! … and when this doesn't work, she admits that she's the mother of three sons, one of whom is Domenico's; but she refuses to say which one! At long last he gives in and they finally get married. Loren gets her man!

Special Features:
TWO SPECIAL DOCUMENTARIES:

“Sophia, Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow”: a candid, intimate interview with Sophia 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 interviews with Clint Eastwood, Ken Loach, Mike Leigh… etc

•Separate Italian audio with new improved subtitles
•Exclusive Documentary on Sophia Loren
•Exclusive Documentary on Vittorio De Sica