Seduction of Mimi

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Seduction of Mimi ★★★ Mimi Metallurgico Ferito Nell'Onore 1972 (R)

Comic farce of politics and seduction about a Sicilian laborer's escapades with the Communists and the local Mafia. Giannini is wonderful as the stubborn immigrant to the big city who finds himself in trouble. One of the funniest love scenes on film. Basis for the later movie “Which Way is Up?” Italian with subtitles. 92m/C VHS, DVD . IT Giancarlo Giannini, Mariangela Melato, Turi Ferro, Agostina Belli, Elena Fiore; D: Lina Wertmuller; W: Lina Wertmuller; C: Dario Di Palma; M: Piero Piccioni.

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