My Best Friend's Wife (Italian: L'amico del cuore) is a 1998 Italian comedy film written and directed by Vincenzo Salemme, adapted from his play.
| My Best Friend's Wife | |
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| Directed by | Vincenzo Salemme |
| Written by | Vincenzo Salemme (play and screenplay) |
| Produced by | Vittorio Cecchi Gori Rita Rusic |
| Starring | Vincenzo Salemme Carlo Buccirosso Maurizio Casagrande |
| Cinematography | Italo Petriccione |
| Music by | Antonio Boccia |
| Distributed by | Cecchi Gori Group |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
It marked the directorial film debut of Salemme, and enjoyed a considerable commercial success.[1][2]
Plot
editRoberto Cordova is a middle-aged Neapolitan doctor who has to go to America for a major surgery. He is afraid he will die, so asks his friend Michele to let him sleep with his beautiful Swedish wife, Frida, as his last wish. Michele loves Frida, but agrees, and so does Frida.
Roberto's operation succeeds and he survives, but seven months later he discovers that Frida is pregnant.
Cast
edit- Vincenzo Salemme as Roberto Cordova
- Carlo Buccirosso as Michele Seta
- Maurizio Casagrande as Father Leonardo
- Eva Herzigová as Frida
- Nando Paone as Geremia
- Biagio Izzo as Gioacchino
References
edit- ^ Peppe D'Antonio, Maurizio Di Rienzo (1999). 1998, un anno di esordi: talenti, opportunità e mercato : una riflessione sull'esordio nel cinema italiano. Lindau, 1999. ISBN 8871802721.
- ^ Gianni Canova (2005). Enciclopedia del cinema. Garzanti, 2009. ISBN 881150516X.
External links
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