Movies
TV Shows
People
18/12/1964 Drama, Romance, Comedy 1h 42m
77
User score

You have never seen it before! A New torrent of emotions! A New Triumph of Film-Making from Embassy Pictures who brought you "Divorce Italian Style" and "Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow" now brings you...

Overview

During the bombing of Naples in World War II, a cynical businessman helps a naive prostitute, who spends the next two decades desperate to have him reciprocate her feelings.

  1. Vittorio De Sica

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Sophia Loren

    Filumena Marturano

  2. Marcello Mastroianni

    Domenico Soriano

  3. Aldo Puglisi

    Alfredo

  4. Tecla Scarano

    Rosalia

  5. Marilù Tolo

    Diana

  6. Gianni Ridolfi

    Umberto

  7. Generoso Cortini

    Michele

  8. Vito Moricone

    Riccardo

  9. Rita Piccione

    Teresina

  10. View more

Full Cast & Crew

Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2023-06-18
Sometimes when you watch Sophia Loren's Hollywood efforts, she can look a bit unnatural - forced, even. Put her in front of Vittorio De Sica and pair her with Marcello Mastroianni, though, and she is in her element - and that makes for a really enjoyable comedy drama here. It's all set in Naples after the end of WWII when the wealthy "Don Domenico" alights on the seventeen year old, down at heel, hooker "Filumena" and over the years she becomes his mistress whom he supports comfortably. His eyes are set on a younger women for marriage and when "Filumena" discovers this she plays the ultimate o...read the rest
Read All Reviews

Recommendations

  1. Baarìa71%
  2. You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger59%
  3. The Magic of Ordinary Days73%
  4. Madame58%
  5. The Secret: Dare to Dream73%
  6. La città proibita69%
  7. Roman Holiday78%
  8. Ricordati di me58%
  9. Love Is in the Air61%
  10. Désirée65%
  11. La ragazza con la valigia70%
  12. College67%
  13. Peter Ibbetson69%
  14. Lovely, Still65%
  15. The Sleeping Dictionary65%
  16. Tea with Mussolini64%
  17. Love Sarah62%
  18. La notte79%
  19. Father of the Bride70%
  20. Christmas with You58%

Status
Released

Original Language
Italian

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$12,800,000.00

Keywords