Hochzeit auf italienisch (1964)
52KHochzeit auf italienisch: Directed by Vittorio De Sica. With Sophia Loren, Marcello Mastroianni, Aldo Puglisi, Tecla Scarano. The rich man Domenico and Filumena, a penniless prostitute, share great part of their lives in the immediate post WWII Italy.
“One of the biggest hits of the u0026quot;Italian Comedyu0026quot;, starred by the top of the Italian star-system. De Sica give us a solid film all along the length, taking us from drama to comedy, theyu0026#39;re separated by a faint border; as the life itself.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eObviously, the time has passed and some points are old-fashioned (technical resources, technology, lifeu0026#39;s perspective) but itu0026#39;s true the film gets one realistic approach (it couldnu0026#39;t be less being this film one of the examples of Italian neo-realism) about the drama of a woman who looks for dignity and fights for the good of her children.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThis pink neo-realism sows us the common life of Italian people after WWII. Mediterranian country, misogyny, catholic, conservator, noisy similar to Spain (españolada, Landismo), Greece, etc.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eGood performances form Mastroianni, who is a playboy but with a good heart at least, and, especially Sophia Loren, at her prime, as Filomena, a prostitute who will fight for her honesty, dignity and her sons, a woman with attitude, tough in her acts and with some real curves. In other words the best u0026quot;donnau0026quot;, along with Magnani, in all history.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eDe Sica, without reaching the lever of previous works in the 40u0026#39;s, makes a gret work in a field he controls like only a few people more. Good photography and ambiance. Music as Italian music, little cloying but it donu0026#39;t bother and it suits the film.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThou, there are some negative points: – Relationship with children and their reaction are unnatural and the arenu0026#39;t worked as itu0026#39;d be necessary. – Story could be analyzed in a deeper way. Itu0026#39;s a good topic. – Make-up of Loren at 17, she doesnu0026#39;t look even for a moment, her body is different, no one canu0026#39;t do it something about it with that clothes, but the make-up could be better.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eBut itu0026#39;s a good movie, despise of these thing and the fact that is a movie made in the early 60u0026#39;s and other things I canu0026#39;t remember. You can enjoy this film and discover if you didnu0026#39;t make it earlier the refreshing Italian cinema.”
