The Seduction of Mimi

Original title: Mimì metallurgico ferito nell'onore

“He's been a husband, a lover, a cuckold and a Communist. Now he just wants to be free.”

• 1972
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• 1h 53m

• Comedy

★ 7.1 TMDB Rating · 123 votes

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

Release date

Feb 19, 1972

Original language

Italian

Origin

Italy