The Seduction of Mimi

The Seduction of Mimi
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
Cinematography	Dario Di Palma
Editing by	Franco Fraticelli
Release dates	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]

Plot

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.

Cast

• Giancarlo Giannini - Carmelo Mardocheo / Mimí
• Mariangela Melato - Fiorella Meneghini
• Turi Ferro - Don Calogero / Vico Tricarico / Salvatore Tricarico
• Agostina Belli - Rosalia Capuzzo in Mardocheo
• Luigi Diberti - Pippino
• Elena Fiore - Amalia Finocchiaro
• Tuccio Musumeci - Pasquale
• Ignazio Pappalardo - Massaro 'Ntoni
• Gianfranco Barra - Serg. Amilcare Finnocchiaro
• Livia Giampalmo - Violetta
• Rosaria Rapisarda
• Umberto Lentini
• Salvatore Savasta
• Ottorino Russo
• Giovanni Cori

Trivia

Giancarlo Giannini starred in three other films Wertmuller made during this period: Love and Anarchy, Swept Away and Seven Beauties.

References

External links

• The Seduction of Mimi at the Internet Movie Database