Alfredo, Alfredo

Alfredo, Alfredo is a 1972 Italian award-winning comedy film co-written and directed by Pietro Germi.

Alfredo, Alfredo
Directed by	Pietro Germi
Written by	Pietro Germi Leonardo Benvenuti Piero De Bernardi Tullio Pinelli
Produced by	Guglielmo Colonna
Starring	Dustin Hoffman Stefania Sandrelli Carla Gravina
Cinematography	Aiace Parolin
Music by	Carlo Rustichelli
Distributed by	Cineriz (Italy) Paramount (US)
Release dates	4 August 1972 (1972-08-04) (Italy) 17 December 1973 (1973-12-17) (US)
Running time	110 minutes (Italy) 98 minutes (US)
Language	Italian

Plot

The film, told mostly in flashback, tells the story of a timid bank clerk living in Ascoli Piceno, Italy, who finds himself swept into dating and marrying a possessive woman. He endures stress as her behavior in their marriage becomes increasingly domineering, and faces obstacles in leaving her for a more amenable woman, in a time when divorce was still illegal in Italy.

Cast

• Dustin Hoffman: Alfredo Sbisà
• Stefania Sandrelli: Maria Rosa Cavarani
• Carla Gravina: Carolina Bettini
• Duilio Del Prete: Oreste
• Saro Urzì: Father of Mariarosa
• Emanuela Fallini [it]:the shaman
• Danika La Loggia [it]: Mother of Maria Rosa
• Clara Colosimo: Mother of Carolina
• Gino Baghetti [it]: Father of Alfredo
• Vittorio Duse: judge
• Mario Frera [it]: assistant of the judge
• Renzo Marignano: doctor

Production

The film was completely shot in Ascoli Piceno, Italy.

Awards

• Golden Globe nominee: Best Foreign Language Film
• David di Donatello: Best Film
• U.S. National Board of Review nominee: Best Foreign Language Film^[1]