Damiano Damiani - La moglie più bella (1970)
Damiano Damiani - La moglie più bella (1970)
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Drama | Director: Damiano Damiani | aka "The Most Beautiful Wife" | Starring Ornella Muti, Alessio Orano, Tano Cimaroso
In Sicily, as a Mafia boss leaves for prison, he advises Vito, a young man who's his potential successor, to marry a virtuous and poor woman. Vito's eye settles on Francesca, only 15, but lovely and self-possessed. Among her virtues are high self worth and forthright speech, so although she falls in love with Vito, she won't bow down to him. Believing he's losing face, he has his boys kidnap her and he rapes her. Then, he tells her he'll still marry her. Instead, she files charges. Her parents, brother, and neighbors refuse to support her. Will she break? Will Vito continue his assaults?
Damiano Damiani is perhaps the Italian filmmaker most inspired by American cinema. He links political commitment to excellent thriller style. "La moglie piu' bella" is still shocking for me, knowing it is inspired by the true story of Franca Viola in 1965. The atmosphere is disquieting thanks to the the film-making and Ennio Morricone's music. This is also the first film of Ornella Muti, who was 14 years old at the time and pretended to be ill not to go to school for two months - the time of recording. It reminds me "La ragazza con la pistola" (The girl with the gun) by Mario Monicelli with Monica Vitti, although this one is much more ironic and aims at ridiculing certain Sicilians customs to better fight them.
Damiano Damiani - La moglie più bella (1970)
Damiano Damiani - La moglie più bella (1970)
Damiano Damiani - La moglie più bella (1970)
Damiano Damiani - La moglie più bella (1970)
Damiano Damiani - La moglie più bella (1970)
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