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."
This is the face of a MAFIOSO...sometimes smiling, sometimes savage. ...
Comedy, Crime, Drama
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1962
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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.
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Rated:
Not Rated
Runtime:
105 min
Release date:
24 Oct 1962
Country:
IT
Languages:
English, French, German, Italian
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
1 win & 2 nominations
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
Director Lattuada was reportedly acclaimed for his oddball tonal shifts, which Mafioso offers in spades.
– Ben Kenigsberg,
Time Out,
12 Jul 2007
fresh:
Director Alberto Lattuada balances the satirical and shocking aspects of the story on a stiletto's edge.
– Colin Covert,
Minneapolis Star Tribune,
24 May 2007
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,
11 May 2007
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,
26 Apr 2007
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,
20 Apr 2007