| The Seduction of Mimi | |
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| Directed by | Lina Wertmüller |
| Produced by | Romano Cardarelli Daniele Senatore |
| Written by | Lina Wertmüller |
| Starring | Giancarlo Giannini Mariangela Melato Turi Ferro Agostina Belli |
| Music by | Piero Piccioni |
| Editing by | Franco Fraticelli |
| Release date(s) | February 19, 1972 |
| Running time | 121 min |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
Mimí metallurgico ferito nell'onore (1972) is an Italian language film directed by Lina Wertmüller, starring Giancarlo Giannini and Mariangela Melato. It was released in the United States as The Seduction of Mimi, although a literal translation of the title would be "Mimi the metalworker, wounded in honor". The film was entered into the 1972 Cannes Film Festival.[1]
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Set in both Sicily and mainland Italy, the film follows the adventures of a man nicknamed Mimi, who is asked to rig a local election. Instead, he votes for a Communist representative. To get away from the Mafia, he leaves his wife and falls for and lives with a female political activist. Soon, other situations happen that leave Mimi questioning the life he has and what he will do next.
The screenplay was adapted, very loosely, for the 1977 film Which Way Is Up? starring Richard Pryor.
Giancarlo Giannini starred in three other films Wertmuller made during this period: Love and Anarchy, Swept Away and Seven Beauties.
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