My Best Friend's Wife

1998 1h 40m IT

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6.6

SOLID

★6.6TMDB · 100

RomanceComedy

Synopsis

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Roberto is a doctor in a small town near Naples. He suffers from a severe heart disease and he is heading toward an American hospital for a dangerous surgery with little or no hope of surviving. Therefore he talks to his best friend since childhood, Michele, a columnist at the local newspaper, explaining his last and long-wanted desire: having sex once with his Swedish beautiful wife, Frida.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Vincenzo Salemme
Roberto
Eva Herzigová
Frida
Carlo Buccirosso
Michele
Maurizio Casagrande
Padre Leonardo
Nando Paone
Geremia
Biagio Izzo
Gioacchino
Emanuela Grimalda
la bolognese
Jinny Steffan
madre di Frida

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Vincenzo Salemme
Writers: Vincenzo Salemme, Vincenzo Salemme
Languages: Italian
Countries: Italy

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ERA

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28 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Vincenzo Salemme, shot by Italo Petriccione. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Antonio Boccia. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Patrizio Marone shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Vincenzo Salemme and Eva Herzigová and Carlo Buccirosso carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0169548 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Vincenzo Salemme directs. Italo Petriccione behind the camera. Antonio Boccia scores. Patrizio Marone cuts. Produced in Italy. Dialogue in Italian.

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128 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Vincenzo Salemme, shot by Italo Petriccione. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Antonio Boccia. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Patrizio Marone shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Vincenzo Salemme and Eva Herzigová and Carlo Buccirosso carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0169548 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.