Released:
1963-12-03

Overview:
This film is very much a docudrama which portrays the difficulties of Italian life circa 1963 due to the absence of a divorce law. Five scenarios with different actors portray realistic situations where divorce is clearly warranted but, because marriage was strictly in the purview of the Catholic Church at that time, which strictly forbade divorce, these people are shown to suffer the consequences in their daily lives. Italy got its first civilian divorce law in 1970.

Directors:
Paolo Taviani, Valentino Orsini, Vittorio Taviani

Runtime:
1h 38min

Genre:
Drama

• Cast:
• 
  Ugo Tognazzi
  as
  Vasco Timballo
• 
  Annie Girardot
  as
  Margherita
• 
  Romolo Valli
  as
  Francesco
• 
  Didi Perego
  as
  Caterina Rinaldi
• 
  Scilla Gabel
  as
  Wilma