The Magnificent Cuckold
Before turning to directing, famous filmmaker Ettore Scola (Ugly, Dirty and Bad) was a regular collaborator of Antonio Pietrangeli. Having started as a film critic and screenwriter (for Visconti), Scola remains relatively unknown to French-speaking audiences, despite belonging to the group of creators who truly flourished in social comedy and the comedy of manners in the 1950s and 1960s. A rare opportunity to discover the formidable charms of his work.
In a society where adultery is common, Andrea Artusi is confident that his wife, Maria Grazia, is faithful to him. After cheating on his wife himself, he begins to doubt her to the point of losing his mind.
Antonio Pietrangeli
Antonio Pietrangeli was an Italian film director and screenwriter. He was a major practitioner of the commedia all'italiana genre. He started in the film industry by writing movie reviews for Italian cinema magazines. As a screenwriter, he worked on films by Luchino Visconti, Alessandro Blasetti, and Roberto Rossellini. Pietrangeli's own directing debut was Empty Eyes in 1953. His career highlights include Adua and Her Friends (1960), a drama with Marcello Mastroianni and Simone Signoret, the supernatural comedy Ghosts of Rome (1961), again with Mastroianni, The Magnificent Cuckold (1964), a comedy of adultery starring Claudia Cardinale and Ugo Tognazzi, and the comedy-drama I Knew Her Well (1965) with Stefania Sandrelli. He won the Nastro d'argento for Best Director for I Knew Her Well.
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