Divorce Italian Style - Criterion Collection

Baron Ferdinano Cefalù (Marcello Matroianni) 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 will devise a scenario wherein he can catch his spouse in the arms of another and murder her to save his honor-a lesser offense.

The Criterion Collection is proud to present director Pietro Germi´s hilarious and cutting satire of Italy´s hypocritical judicial system and male-dominated culture, winner of the 1962 Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.