Baron Ferdinando Cefalù (Marcello Mastroianni) longs to marry his nubile young cousin Angela (Stefania Sandrelli), but one obstacle stands in his way: his fatuous and fawning wife, Rosalia (Daniela Rocca). His solution? Since divorce is illegal, he hatches a plan to lure his spouse into the arms of another and then murder her in a justifiable effort to save his honor. The Criterion Collection is proud to present director Pietro Germi’s hilarious and cutting satire of Sicilian male-chauvinist culture. winner of the 1962 Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.

NEW 35mm PRINT

“This is one of the funniest pictures the Italians have sent along.”
- Bosley Crowther, New York Times

WINNER - BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY- 1962 ACADEMY AWARDS