Mafioso
Mafioso • 1h 42m
Directed by Alberto Lattuada • 1962 • Italy
Starring Alberto Sordi, Norma Bengell, Gabriella Conti
In Alberto Lattuada’s brilliant dark comedy MAFIOSO, auto-factory foreman Nino (Alberto Sordi) takes his proper, modern wife (Norma Bengell) and two blonde daughters from industrial Milan to antiquated, rural Sicily to visit his family and get back in touch with his roots. But Antonio gets more than he bargained for when he discovers some harsh truths about his ancestors—and himself. One of the first Italian films to look frankly at the Mafia, Lattuada’s devastatingly funny character study is equal parts culture-clash farce and existential nightmare.
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Daniele Luchetti's entry in the documentary anthology “Ritratti d'autore: seconda serie” (1996) profiles Alberto Lattuada, the director of MAFIOSO.
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Carla Del Poggio on MAFIOSO
In this September 2006 video interview, actress Carla Del Poggio (VARIETY LIGHTS, LOST YOUTH) remembers her husband Alberto Lattuada; her father, actor Ugo Attanasio; and the production of MAFIOSO.
