The Seduction of Mimi

Critics Consensus

No consensus yet.

Tomatometer
Not Yet Available

TOMATOMETER

Total Count: N/A

76%

Audience Score

User Ratings: 807

The Seduction of Mimi Photos

View All Photos

Movie Info

This scorching satire of political and personal corruption focuses on the misadventures of the macho Sicilian laborer Mimi. Eventually, he sets out to impregnate the wife of a man who cuckolded him -- even though she's a huge woman who requires many arduous lovemaking sessions before she will conceive.

Rating:

R
Genre:

Art House & International, Comedy
Directed By:

Lina Wertmüller
Written By:

Lina Wertmüller
In Theaters:

Jun 18, 1974 wide
On Disc/Streaming:

Mar 31, 1998
Runtime:

150 minutes
Studio:

New Line Cinema

Watch it now

Amazon

iTunes

Vudu

Cast

Giancarlo Giannini
as Carmelo Mardocheo/Mimí

Mariangela Melato
as Fiorella Meneghini

Gianfranco Barra

Agostina Belli
as Rosalia Capuzzo

Elena Fiore
as Signora Finocchiaro

Turi Ferro
as Tricarico

Sara Micalizzi

Luigi Diberti
as Pippino

Tuccio Musumeci
as Pasquale

Ignazio Pappalardo
as Massaro 'Ntoni

Rosaria Rapisarda

View All

Critic Reviews for The Seduction of Mimi

All Critics (1) | DVD (1)

A good starting point for a reassessment of a filmmaker worth another look.

Jul 19, 2006 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

View All Critic Reviews (1)

Audience Reviews for The Seduction of Mimi

Sep 28, 2012

Vibrant use of colors, framing, background, and politics influence how we as an audience feels about every character in the film before we even get to know them. This amount of control over the audience is a drastic and well-accomplished feat that modern directors struggle with from project to project.

Jason 123 D Super Reviewer
Mar 13, 2010

A comical and satirical tryst! Delight in Wertmuller's trademark themes of politics and sex. This film adds the differences between Northern and Southern Italy and honor to the mix. The seduction is politically oriented, as you will see with the hilariously, ubiquitous presence of the Mafia. Sicilian concepts of a man and his honor is revealed in Mimi's relationship with his wife, his mistress, his wife's lover's wife, which all somehow become convoluted with politics. Wertmuller, Giannini, and Melato have not reached their heights, but all of the elements of their later masterworks are present in this film.

Stefanie C Super Reviewer