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In flashback, Marcello Mastroianni recalls his wartime romance with Sophia Loren. He is so enamored with her that he finances her escape from the bordello where she lives and sets her up with a good j... read more read more...ob in the restaurant that he owns, and later finds a place for her on his mother's domestic staff. He is not, however, enamored enough to make their union legal, and expects Loren to behave like a servant by day and his mistress by night. Years later, Loren lies on her deathbed. The contrite Mastroianni finally consents to marry her. Not only does she make a full recovery, but she brings her three grown sons to live with the nonplused Mastroianni after the wedding. He tries to weasel out of the arrangement, but is mollified by Loren's insistence that all three boys are his sons. Thus, after nearly twenty years' servitude, Loren is at last in a position to call the shots. Sold to American distributors on the basis of Sophia Loren's revealing costumes (some of these absolutely defy the laws of gravity), Marriage Italian Style remains a warm and spicy concoction today, even after years of less expert imitations. The film was based on Filumena Marturano by Eduardo de Filipo. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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Unrated, 1 hr. 42 min.

Directed by: Vittorio De Sica

Release Date: December 20, 1964

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DVD Release Date: November 8, 2005

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  • bookmunki
    March 21, 2010
    bookmunki
    It's hard not to like this Neapolitan trio! Mastroianni is delightful as a womanizer, yet once again unmanned by the indomitable Loren. Pure comedy, Italian style.

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Keith Uhlich
September 21, 2011
Keith Uhlich, Time Out New York

It's a scenario that's milked (literally) for every drop of amusement. Full Review

Jeffrey M. Anderson
May 20, 2011
Jeffrey M. Anderson, Combustible Celluloid

A good deal soapier and ultimately less satisfying than De Sica's previous collaboration with Loren and Marcello Mastroianni, Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow, but it's still effectively heart-rending. Full Review

Bosley Crowther
November 4, 2003
Bosley Crowther, New York Times

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Dave Kehr
January 1, 2000
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader

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Emanuel Levy
June 29, 2005
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

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May 24, 2003
Film4

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