Alfredo, Alfredo is a 1972 Italian comedy film co-written and directed by Pietro Germi.
Plot The film, told mostly in flashback, tells the story of a timid bank clerk living in Ascoli Piceno, Italy, who finds himself swept into dating and marrying a possessive woman. He endures stress as her behavior in their marriage becomes increasingly domineering, and faces obstacles in leaving her for a more amenable woman, in a time when divorce was still illegal in Italy.
Cast Dustin Hoffman: Alfredo Sbisà Stefania Sandrelli: Maria Rosa Cavarani Carla Gravina: Carolina Bettini Duilio Del Prete: Oreste Saro Urzì: Father of Mariarosa :the shaman : Mother of Maria Rosa Clara Colosimo: Mother of Carolina : Father of Alfredo Vittorio Duse: judge : assistant of the judge Renzo Marignano: doctor
Production Germi's first choice for the Alfredo role was Nino Manfredi. The film was completely shot in Ascoli Piceno, Italy.
Awards Golden Globe nominee: Best Foreign Language Film David di Donatello: Best Film U.S. National Board of Review nominee: Best Foreign Language Film
Reception The New York Times critic Nora Sayre found the film not "a bad movie" but "merely a disappointment because of the immense talent involved", criticizing the choice of Hoffman as the lead as "he simply can't appear to be a native of a provincial Italian town—any more than Dwight Eisenhower could have convinced us that he was a sleek Roman count", and considering the film as "a rather diluted version" of Divorce Italian Style and Seduced and Abandoned.
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