The Seduction of Mimi
“He's been a husband, a lover, a cuckold and a Communist. Now he just wants to be free.”
1972•1h 53m•7.1•Released
Comedy
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.
Director
Lina Wertmüller
Writer
Lina Wertmüller
Languages
Italian
Studio
Euro International Films
Cast
Giancarlo Giannini
Carmelo Mardocheo / Mimí
Mariangela Melato
Fiorella Meneghini
Agostina Belli
Rosalia Capuzzo
Livia Giampalmo
Violetta, bancarellaia
Luigi Diberti
Pippino
Turi Ferro
Don Calogero / Vico Tricarico / Salvatore Tricarico
Elena Fiore
Amalia Finocchiaro
Tuccio Musumeci
Pasquale
Ignazio Pappalardo
Massaro 'Ntoni
Gianfranco Barra
Brigadiere Amilcare Finocchiaro
Andrea Maugeri
Sara Micalizzi
Giovanni Cori
Gianni Pulone
Claudio Trionfi
Production
Company
Euro International Films
Producer
Romano Cardarelli
Producer
Daniele Senatore
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