The Seduction of Mimi

Overview

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.

Directed by Lina Wertmüller

Top cast

Giancarlo Giannini

Carmelo Mardocheo / Mimí

Mariangela Melato

Fiorella Meneghini

Agostina Belli

Rosalia Capuzzo

Livia Giampalmo

Violetta, bancarellaia

Luigi Diberti

Pippino

Turi Ferro

Don Calogero / Vico Tricarico / Salvatore Tricarico

E

Elena Fiore

Amalia Finocchiaro

Tuccio Musumeci

Pasquale

I

Ignazio Pappalardo

Massaro 'Ntoni

Gianfranco Barra

Brigadiere Amilcare Finocchiaro

A

Andrea Maugeri

S

Sara Micalizzi

G

Giovanni Cori

Gianni Pulone

Claudio Trionfi

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