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The Seduction of Mimi
“He's been a husband, a lover, a cuckold and a Communist. Now he just wants to be free.”
7.1 / 10• 1972• 1h 53m•NR• Italian
Comedy
Storyline
Sicilian dockworker Mimi inadvertently becomes embroiled in an increasingly complicated array of personal conflicts. When he loses his job after voting against a Mafia kingpin in an allegedly secret election, Mimi leaves his wife to find new employment. He moves to Turin, where he engages in an affair with a Communist organiser. Soon, Mimi finds himself juggling two demanding relationships while plotting revenge against the corrupt forces that ruined his life.
Cast & Crew
Giancarlo Giannini
Carmelo Mardocheo / Mimí
Lead
Mariangela Melato
Fiorella Meneghini
Agostina Belli
Rosalia Capuzzo
Livia Giampalmo
Violetta, bancarellaia
Luigi Diberti
Pippino
Turi Ferro
Don Calogero / Vico Tricarico / Salvatore Tricarico
EF
Elena Fiore
Amalia Finocchiaro
Tuccio Musumeci
Pasquale
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Lina Wertmüller's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Seduction of Mimi is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
