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The Seduction of Mimi (1972)

He's been a husband, a lover, a cuckold and a Communist. Now he just wants to be free.

Genre : Comedy

Runtime : 1H 53M

Director : Lina Wertmüller
Writer : Lina Wertmüller

Synopsis

Voting against the Mafia in what he thinks is a secret ballot costs Sicilian laborer Mimi his livelihood. He leaves his wife, flees to Turin and romances a Communist organizer - but he just can’t shake the Mafia. When they lure Mimi back to Sicily with a better job, he must keep his lover – and love child – under wraps. That’s when his wife announces she’s pregnant.

Actors

Giancarlo Giannini
Giancarlo Giannini
Carmelo Mardocheo / Mimí
Mariangela Melato
Mariangela Melato
Fiorella Meneghini
Agostina Belli
Agostina Belli
Rosalia Capuzzo
Livia Giampalmo
Livia Giampalmo
Violetta, bancarellaia
Luigi Diberti
Luigi Diberti
Pippino
Turi Ferro
Turi Ferro
Don Calogero / Vico Tricarico / Salvatore Tricarico
Elena Fiore
Elena Fiore
Amalia Finocchiaro
Tuccio Musumeci
Tuccio Musumeci
Pasquale
Ignazio Pappalardo
Ignazio Pappalardo
Massaro 'Ntoni
Gianfranco Barra
Gianfranco Barra
Brigadiere Amilcare Finocchiaro
Andrea Maugeri
Andrea Maugeri
Sara Micalizzi
Sara Micalizzi
Giovanni Cori
Giovanni Cori
Gianni Pulone
Gianni Pulone
Claudio Trionfi
Claudio Trionfi

Crews

Lina Wertmüller
Lina Wertmüller
Director
Lina Wertmüller
Lina Wertmüller
Screenplay
Piero Piccioni
Piero Piccioni
Original Music Composer
Franco Fraticelli
Franco Fraticelli
Editor
Romano Cardarelli
Romano Cardarelli
Producer
Daniele Senatore
Daniele Senatore
Producer
Blasco Giurato
Blasco Giurato
Camera Operator
Giancarlo Martella
Giancarlo Martella
Assistant Camera
Antonio Benetti
Antonio Benetti
Still Photographer
Gianni Arduini
Gianni Arduini
First Assistant Director
Sergio Mazio
Sergio Mazio
Second Assistant Director
Gianni Siragusa
Gianni Siragusa
Script Supervisor
Paolo Gargano
Paolo Gargano
Unit Manager
Hermes Gallippi
Hermes Gallippi
Unit Manager
Antonio Mastronardi
Antonio Mastronardi
Administration
Pierluigi Leonardi
Pierluigi Leonardi
Assistant Editor
Luigi Zita
Luigi Zita
Assistant Editor
Michele Trimarchi
Michele Trimarchi
Makeup Department Head
Rosa Luciani
Rosa Luciani
Hair Department Head
Alfredo Tiberi
Alfredo Tiberi
Makeup Artist
Marisa Centanni
Marisa Centanni
Hairstylist
Mario Bramonti
Mario Bramonti
Sound
Giulio Viggiani
Giulio Viggiani
Boom Operator
Franco Bassi
Franco Bassi
Sound Mixer
Amedeo Fago
Amedeo Fago
Production Design
Emilio Baldelli
Emilio Baldelli
Set Decoration
Gino Persico
Gino Persico
Costume Design
Efi Kounellis
Efi Kounellis
Costume Design
Enrico Job
Enrico Job
Costume Design
Lina Wertmüller
Lina Wertmüller
Story
Dario Di Palma
Dario Di Palma
Director of Photography

Posters and backgrounds

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