The Seduction of Mimi
He's been a husband, a lover, a cuckold and a Communist. Now he just wants to be free.
1972 · 1h 53m · R
Comedy
Directed by
Lina Wertmüller
Overview
Sicilian dockworker Mimi inadvertently becomes embroiled in an increasingly complicated array of personal conflicts. When he loses his job after voting against a Mafia kingpin in an allegedly secret election, Mimi leaves his wife to find new employment. He moves to Turin, where he engages in an affair with a Communist organiser. Soon, Mimi finds himself juggling two demanding relationships while plotting revenge against the corrupt forces that ruined his life.
Director and cast
- Lina Wertmüller Director
- Giancarlo Giannini as Carmelo Mardocheo / Mimí
- Mariangela Melato as Fiorella Meneghini
- Agostina Belli as Rosalia Capuzzo
- Livia Giampalmo as Violetta, bancarellaia
- Luigi Diberti as Pippino
- Turi Ferro as Don Calogero / Vico Tricarico / Salvatore Tricarico
- Elena Fiore as Amalia Finocchiaro
- Tuccio Musumeci as Pasquale
- Ignazio Pappalardo Cast
- Gianfranco Barra Cast
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