Mogliamante (1977)

User Rating:

7.1/10   

Director:

Marco Vicario

Writers:

Rodolfo Sonego (writer)
Marco Vicario (writer)

Release Date:

27 October 1977 (Italy)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Plot:

Since her husband pronounced her frigid on her wedding night, Antonia DeAngelis has been an invalid...

Plot Keywords:

Mistress | Husband Wife Relationship | Female Nudity

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Laura Antonelli	...	Antonia De Angelis
Marcello Mastroianni	...	Luigi De Angelis
Leonard Mann	...	Dr. Dario Favella
William Berger	...	Count Brandini
Gastone Moschin	...	Vincenzo
Olga Karlatos	...	Dr. Paola Pagano
Stefano Patrizi	...	Enrico, Clara's fiancé
Luigi Diberti	...	Lawyer
Enzo Robutti	...	Priest
Daniele Gabbai	...	Young official
Hélène Chanel	...	Landlady (as Helen Stoliaroff)
Paul Muller	...	Hotel concierge
Attilio Dottesio
Armando Brancia	...	Head Doctor
Elsa Vazzoler	...	Teresa, the maid

Also Known As:

Lover, Wife
Wifemistress

Runtime:

106 min

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Netherlands:12 | Finland:K-16 | France:-16 | Germany:16 | USA:R | Argentina:18

Company:

Vides Cinematografica

Movie Connections:

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

Call first, this one gets stolen off the shelves!

If you foreign movie buffs have not seen this one, rent it immediately. It is amazingly well done, definitely memorable, and it's hard to believe that I am only the third person to comment. A young "frail" married girl who is loved but protected by those around her discovers herself and her passionate nature upon the disappearance of her husband. Determined to discover what happened to her husband she sets off in his horse and buggy to cover his route. Luckily for her, the horse is well versed in the stops her husband made along the way. Unwittingly she learns about her husband's many sensual encounters and finds that the knowledge is causing her own passionate nature to stir. As her paradigm shifts, she opens her arms to new experiences, each one taking her a closer step toward womanhood and a full understanding of what a man and woman can mean to each other. Wait! That's just one story in this film. The overlying story is about the husband who has gone into hiding immediately across the street from his own home and desperately watches his wife's transformation from the slats of a boarded window. The story is well weaved together and it is beautiful to watch. The cobblestone roads, the clothing, the landscape, the church and just about everything in this movie makes it a masterpiece. There is even a side storyline that has a bit of shock value - you will know it when you see it! Go see this film and then come back and tell me what you thought!