Bell' Antonio
1960 · Movie · 99 min · ★ 7.1
In a traditional Sicilian community, a newly married couple’s private struggle becomes public when the husband can’t consummate the marriage. As gossip spreads and family pride takes over, love and personal dignity are tested by social expectations, religious pressure, and a culture obsessed with masculine reputation.
Based on Beautiful Antonio
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Watch free on Kanopy — also streaming on The Criterion Channel.
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Details
- Original title
- Il bell'Antonio
- Years
- 1960
- Release date
- 1960-03-04
- Language
- Italian
- Runtime
- 99 min
- TMDB rating
- 7.1/10 (108 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a classic Italian drama that mixes biting humor with social pressure around marriage, reputation, and faith; Not for you if you want light romance or avoid sexual discomfort, like in Nights of Cabiria.
Pros: sharp social satire; tense family pressure; bold masculinity critique | Cons: uncomfortable sexual themes; heavy melodrama at times; slow, talky stretches
Themes
- impotence
- marriage
- consumerism
- gossip
- virility
Awards & recognition
- Golden Leopard · 1960
Cast & crew
Marcello Mastroianni
as Antonio Magnano
Claude Cardinale
as Barbara Puglisi
Pierre Brasseur
as Alfio Magnano
Rina Morelli
as Rosaria Magnano
Tomas Milian
as Edoardo
Fulvia Mammi
as Elena Ardizzone
- PB
Patrizia Bini
as Santuzza
Anna Arena
as Signora Puglisi
Jole Fierro
Cesarina Gheraldi
Directed by Mauro Bolognini