The Seduction of Mimi

Plot Summary

Voting against the Mafia in what he thinks is a secret ballot costs Sicilian laborer Mimi his livelihood. He leaves his wife, flees to Turin and romances a Communist organizer – but he just can’t shake the Mafia. When they lure Mimi back to Sicily with a better job, he must keep his lover – and love child – under wraps. That’s when his wife announces she’s pregnant.

Top Cast

Giancarlo Giannini Carmelo Mardocheo / Mimí

Mariangela Melato Fiorella Meneghini

Agostina Belli Rosalia Capuzzo

Livia Giampalmo Violetta, bancarellaia

Luigi Diberti Pippino