Laura Antonelli
Prominent Istrians
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1977 - Mogliamante (Italy), a.k.a. -
Marco Vicario (director); with Leonard Mann, Marcello Mastroianni, Gastone Moschin and William Berger [drama]. A comeback film of sorts for director Marco Vicario, Mogliamante is a diverting domestic drama starring Laura Antonelli as Antonia, the invalid wife of political activist Luigi (Mastrioanni). When her husband has to go into hiding from the authorities, Laura rises out of bed to take over the family business, and consoles herself by going through his private papers. Curiously, discovering the length and breadth of Mastrioanni's activities - including his extramarital affairs - sparks a sexual reawakening in his wife. More curious is the personality change undergone by Laura: formerly meek and subservient, she literally "becomes" her firebrand husband in his absence. Having discovered his unfaithfulness, Antonia takes lovers, male and female (the female was her husband's lover), and she grows in strength and power throughout the story as he weakens. As for Luigi, who turns out to be hiding out in the attic across from his bedroom, once his role in life has been usurped, he is reduced to little more than a sidelines observer. *** Accusato ingiustamente di omicidio, commerciante di vini donnaiolo si nasconde nel granaio e assiste, nascosto, alla trasformazione della consorte da frigida invalida immaginaria a calda libertina. Riconciliazione finale. Ambientato nel 1912 nella provincia veneta bigotta e ipocrita con evidenti furti stilistici a Mauro Bolognini e' un dramma psicologico pretenzioso e superficiale. Scritto da Rodolfo Longo. Sources:
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