1963-12-03 • 1h 38m

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

Writters

Vittorio Taviani, Paolo Taviani, Giuliani G. De Negri, Renato Niccolai, Lucio Battistrada, Valentino Orsini

Editors

Vittorio Taviani, Paolo Taviani, Lionello Massobrio