Corruption In Divorce Italian Style

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1.①The ultimate goal of the director and the theme of the movie Divorce Italian Style is to mock as well as criticize the absurdity of the morality of the Italians such as the laws of the marriage during that period. The movie exhibit sarcasm in relation to the phenomenon of corruption in Italian society throughout the movie. In the scene that is approaching the end, the judge determines a three-year sentence in the prison which is even shorter than the minimum sentence. 2.⑷Editing: the screen switches to the beginning where Fefe was on the train, he is leisurely wiping his mouth with a contempt look which shows a notable contrast with the miserable and pitiful look he had in court. He just enjoyed a nice delicacy and he seems to be doing …show more content…

The director's style: As soon as seeing the launch of rocket on a newspaper, he imagined his wife being sent to the outer space on the rocket with her symbolic laugh . Moreover, on the beach, he imagined his wife being buried in the sand. And when he showed a smile because of this fantasy, his wife thought it was happy smile. Then he surrounded her with wild flower while she was laughing, which can be easily deemed as a loving couple from others' point of view. However,comparing with the dark thought of Fefe, this reveal a striking contrast and displays the directors's style of black comedy. When the doctor spread the elopement of his wife and her lovers to the public, they first sympathize with him, but later began to ridicule him. He became a public laughing target and the shame of his family which even caused her sister's fiancé to cancel the engagement . This reflects the corruption of the society at that time. People talk evil rumors of others behind their backs and laugh at others, which fully incarnate the reality and display the realism style of this …show more content…

The real fun is the fantasy, absurdity, insatiable desire of characters. At the end of the film, the scene which I mentioned above is full of hints and irony. It enables us to see how transient this fiery love and desire as well as the happiness which went through all the schemes and sacrifice are. I saw the enthusiasm of Fefe, although he did kill his wife, I still cannot help but be infected by his insistent pursuit of love and earnest desire. Moreover, the exaggerated performance and some amusing expressions of the characters really makes this a movie that I will not regret to see. This film not only provides entertainment for the public, but also reach a certain depth that only the drama or the tragedy can

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