Divorce Italian Style (Criterion) DVD

• New, restored high-definition digital transfer
• Pietro Germi: The Man with the Cigar in His Mouth, a 39-minute documentary by critic and filmmaker Mario Sesti featuring interviews with Germi’s longtime friends and collaborators
• Delighting in Contrasts, a new 30-minute interview featuring Stefania Sandrelli, Lando Buzzanca, and Mario Sesti discussing Germi on the set of Divorce Italian Style, along with an interview with screenwriter Ennio De Concini
• Rare screen-test footage of actresses Daniela Rocca and Stefania Sandrelli
• A new essay by film critic Stuart Klawans
• New and improved English subtitle translation

Director: Pietro Germi
Marcello Mastroianni, Daniela Rocca, Stefania Sandrelli, Leopoldo Trieste, Margherita Girelli, Odoardo Spadaro

Baron Ferdinando Cefalù (Marcello Mastroianni) longs to marry his nubile, young cousin Angela (Stefania Sandrelli), but one obstacle stands in his way: his fatuous and fawning wife, Rosalia (Daniela Rocca). His solution? Since divorce is illegal, he will devise a scenario wherein he can catch his spouse in the arms of another and murder her to save his honor—a lesser offense. The Criterion Collection is proud to present director Pietro Germi’s hilarious and cutting satire of Italy’s hypocritical judicial system and male-dominated culture, winner of the 1962 Academy Award® for Best Original Screenplay.