level: Divorzio all'Italiana (1961)
Questions and Answers List
level questions: Divorzio all'Italiana (1961)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Da'I: Director | Pietro Germi |
| Da'I: Genre of film | Commedia all'Italiana |
| Da'I: What genre does this film share similar features with? (such as harsh lighting and close up shots) | Film Noir |
| Da'I: What loophole does Ferdinando use in order to remarry? | Honour Killing Law |
| Da'I: What does the film highlight? | Male dominated Sicilian culture |
| Da'I: What double standard is shown in the courtroom scene where a female uses the 'loophole'? | She gets a longer sentence because she is a woman |
| Da'I: In the scene which Ferdinando lays flowers next to his wife's head at the beach, what does this resemble? | Her head as the tombstone |
| Da'I: How do we know about Ferdinando's wishes? | Multiple fantasies of him causing his wife's death |
| Da'I: What is the great irony of the film? | When Ferdinando gets to be with the girl he loves, he is already being cuckholded |
| Da'I: The use of close-up shots in the film are effective in doing what? | Putting us into the mind of Ferdinando and his fantasies |