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Wifemistress is a 1977
Italian
romantic movie directed by Marco Vicario
.
) and his wife, Antonia (played by Laura Antonelli
).
) has been bedridden. When her husband disappears, she sets off in his horse and buggy
on his route to find out what happened to him. She learns about her husband's business, his passions, his political writing, his mistresses, and his indifference to the peasant
s on her family's land.
Her growing knowledge about her husband's life causes her own passions to stir, and she takes over her husband's business
, his habits, his thoughts, and even his mistress. She begins an affair with a young foreign doctor, improves the conditions of the peasants, and publishes her husband's writings.
In reality, a murder
charge has forced Luigi into hiding directly across the street from his own home, where he watches Antonia become his sexual
and social
equal from behind the slats of a boarded window. After the police drop the murder charge, he must decide whether and how to deal with his wife's transformation.
1977 in film
The year 1977 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*In the Academy Awards, Peter Finch, Faye Dunaway and Beatrice Straight win Best Actor and Actress and Supporting Actress awards for Network....
Italian
Cinema of Italy
The history of Italian cinema began just a few months after the Lumière brothers had patented their Cinematographe, when Pope Leo XIII was filmed for a few seconds in the act of blessing the camera.-Early years:...
romantic movie directed by Marco Vicario
Marco Vicario
Marco Vicario is an Italian film actor, screenwriter, film producer and director. He appeared in 23 films between 1950 and 1958. He also wrote for 13 films, produced 12 and directed a further 11.He was born in Rome, Italy.-Selected filmography:...
.
Premise
The film chronicles the fictional story of Luigi De Angelis (played by Marcello MastroianniMarcello Mastroianni
Marcello Vincenzo Domenico Mastroianni, Knight Grand Cross was an Italian film actor. His honours included British Film Academy Awards, Best Actor awards at the Cannes Film Festival and two Golden Globe Awards.- Personal life :...
) and his wife, Antonia (played by Laura Antonelli
Laura Antonelli
Laura Antonelli is a retired Italian film actress, who appeared in 45 movies between 1965 and 1991.- Early years :Antonelli was born Laura Antonaz in Pola, then capital of the province of Istria, Italy ....
).
Plot
Ever since her husband pronounced her frigid on the night of their wedding, Antonia DeAngelis (Laura AntonelliLaura Antonelli
Laura Antonelli is a retired Italian film actress, who appeared in 45 movies between 1965 and 1991.- Early years :Antonelli was born Laura Antonaz in Pola, then capital of the province of Istria, Italy ....
) has been bedridden. When her husband disappears, she sets off in his horse and buggy
Horse and buggy
A horse and buggy or horse and carriage refers to a light, simple, two-person carriage of the late 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries, drawn usually by one or sometimes by two horses...
on his route to find out what happened to him. She learns about her husband's business, his passions, his political writing, his mistresses, and his indifference to the peasant
Peasant
A peasant is an agricultural worker who generally tend to be poor and homeless-Etymology:The word is derived from 15th century French païsant meaning one from the pays, or countryside, ultimately from the Latin pagus, or outlying administrative district.- Position in society :Peasants typically...
s on her family's land.
Her growing knowledge about her husband's life causes her own passions to stir, and she takes over her husband's business
Business
A business is an organization engaged in the trade of goods, services, or both to consumers. Businesses are predominant in capitalist economies, where most of them are privately owned and administered to earn profit to increase the wealth of their owners. Businesses may also be not-for-profit...
, his habits, his thoughts, and even his mistress. She begins an affair with a young foreign doctor, improves the conditions of the peasants, and publishes her husband's writings.
In reality, a murder
Murder
Murder is the unlawful killing, with malice aforethought, of another human being, and generally this state of mind distinguishes murder from other forms of unlawful homicide...
charge has forced Luigi into hiding directly across the street from his own home, where he watches Antonia become his sexual
Human sexuality
Human sexuality is the awareness of gender differences, and the capacity to have erotic experiences and responses. Human sexuality can also be described as the way someone is sexually attracted to another person whether it is to opposite sexes , to the same sex , to either sexes , or not being...
and social
Social
The term social refers to a characteristic of living organisms...
equal from behind the slats of a boarded window. After the police drop the murder charge, he must decide whether and how to deal with his wife's transformation.
Cast
- Laura AntonelliLaura AntonelliLaura Antonelli is a retired Italian film actress, who appeared in 45 movies between 1965 and 1991.- Early years :Antonelli was born Laura Antonaz in Pola, then capital of the province of Istria, Italy ....
as Antonia De Angelis - Marcello MastroianniMarcello MastroianniMarcello Vincenzo Domenico Mastroianni, Knight Grand Cross was an Italian film actor. His honours included British Film Academy Awards, Best Actor awards at the Cannes Film Festival and two Golden Globe Awards.- Personal life :...
as Luigi De Angelis - Leonard MannLeonard Mann-Life:He served in the Australian Imperial Force during World War I, and with the Department of Aircraft Production in World War II.-External links:*...
as Dr. Dario Favella - William Berger as Count Brandini
- Gastone MoschinGastone MoschinGastone Moschin is an Italian actor.Born in San Giovanni Lupatoto , he began his career in the 1950s as theatre actor, first with the Stable Theater in Genoa and then with the Piccolo Teatro in Milan. In the same period Moschin also began to play in feature films, such as La rivale and L'audace...
as Vincenzo - Olga KarlatosOlga KarlatosOlga Karlatos is a Greek actress known primarily for performing in Italian horror cinema.Karlatos is best known for performances in such films as Zombi 2, Murder Rock, Purple Rain, My Friends and Once Upon A Time In America....
as Dr. Paola Pagano - Stefano Patrizi as Enrico, Clara's fiancé
- Luigi DibertiLuigi DibertiLuigi Diberti is an Italian actor. He has appeared in over 100 films and television shows since 1968. He starred in Magnificat, which was entered into the 1993 Cannes Film Festival.-Selected filmography:* Metello...
as Lawyer - Enzo Robutti as Priest
- Daniele Gabbai as Young official