Fresh
Director Lattuada was reportedly acclaimed for his oddball tonal shifts, which Mafioso offers in spades.
Ben Kenigsberg, Time Out
Mafioso
This is the face of a MAFIOSO...sometimes smiling, sometimes savage. Here is the story of a man who returns to his native Sicily for a holiday and finds himself again bound to the silent laws of "The Honored Society."
1962 · 1h 45m · Not Rated
Comedy, Crime, Drama
Directed by
Alberto Lattuada
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Mafioso
Overview
When a good-natured factory supervisor living in Milan with his Northern wife returns to his native Sicily, a decades' old oath forces him to fulfill a nightmarish obligation.
Director and cast
- Alberto Lattuada Director
- Alberto Sordi as Antonio Badalamenti
- Norma Bengell as Marta
- Carmelo Oliviero as Don Liborio
- Gabriella Conti as Rosalia
- Ugo Attanasio as Don Vincenzo
- Cinzia Bruno as Donatella
- Katiusca Piretti as Patrizia
- Lilly Bistrattin as Dr. Zanchi's Secretary
- Michèle Bailly as Young Baroness
- Hugh Hurd Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
96%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Director Alberto Lattuada balances the satirical and shocking aspects of the story on a stiletto's edge.
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune
Fresh
The transitional gears never grind. They just keep clicking until you know you're along for the entire ride.
Chris Vognar, Dallas Morning News
Fresh
The film ripens in an unanticipated way, nimbly shifting from near farce to something quite a bit darker.
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Fresh
Mafioso may be 45 years old, but it's as bracingly relevant as anything else in theaters today. Even in the heat of a dry Sicilian summer, the film looks fresh as a lemon tree. And when you bite down hard, it's just as bitter.
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle
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